Nervenschlacht in Union: Seehofer resigns from resignation

Shortly after 2 am in Munich: Horst Seehofer says, already a little pale hours of internal consultations, the next turnaround in the asylum dispute in the microphones. He postpones his resignation previously offered as CSU leader and Minister of the Interior. There should always be a meeting with the CDU of Angela Merkel.

The stricter leadership of the CSU party, Seehofer tells us, had urged him to stay in power. The Nervenschlacht is therefore in the extension. Today, 5 pm, there should be a final final discussion in Berlin in the asylum dispute of the brother parties. A last crisis meeting. One last attempt at unification. Seehofer calls this a "concession" to the CDU. It can also be interpreted as an attempt to push Merkel into the race. At least he puts his fate in their hands. The Chancellor must now decide whether she wants to jump Seehofer over the blade and thereby risk the possible end of the CDU and CSU Union and the government – or if she still diverts the central issue, the rejection of the plaintiffs' claimants. 39, asylum already registered at the border

Without agreement, he will resign in the next three days as party leader and interior minister, said Seehofer. The conversation with the CDU was an "intermediate step", conducted "in the hope that we will communicate," said the Interior Minister. "In the interest of this country and the capacity of our coalition and the government – which we want to preserve – we want to try to unite in this central question of rejection, alone on this issue," said Mr Seehofer . He hopes this will succeed.

Support for the deliberations of the CSU senior committees for Seehofer was "extremely strong," CSU group leader Dobrindt said in the night from Monday to Monday. Although he has already negotiated in vain with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) a compromise on the EU refugee conflict on Saturday, Dobrindt still sees opportunities to agree.

The leaders of the CDU were open to the meeting at 5 pm The party's executive had previously clearly put forward Merkel. A meeting of the Union faction, ie of all CDU and CSU members in the German Bundestag, was previously planned but was canceled.

Seehofer, asylum seekers registered in other European countries Rejecting the border Merkel rejects unilateral actions and insists on a coordinated European approach.

million. Seehofer had already, after eight hours of deliberation, declared three options: either the CSU bows to Merkel in the policy of asylum. Or, as Minister of the Interior, he orders the repatriation of some migrants to the German border – with all the dangers for the continuation of the coalition. The third option is that he resigns as party leader and minister – and he must also do it. He will be 69 on Wednesday and has accomplished a lot. Seehofer has been minister in the new grand coalition in Germany for about 100 days and has been head of CSU since 2008.

No "substitute with the same effect"

At the Brussels summit, the EU agreed to strengthen migration policy. Refugees by boat must therefore be housed in central collection depots in the EU. Merkel also claims to have received commitments from several countries to negotiate faster repatriation of migrants. In addition, surprisingly ambitious asylum proposals on the part of Merkel were known Saturday

Seehofer did not qualify the EU resolutions as "equivalent substitute" (not the only one). ;equivalent). He directly contradicted Merkel. The Chancellor had said during the registration of a summer interview on the ZDF program "Berlin direct" to the question of whether the requirements of the CSU were met: "In total, everything is decided". Of course, the UHC must decide for itself. "

One of them also rejected Seehofer, according to the unanimous statements of several participants at the CSU meeting." Merkel had suggested that refugees registered elsewhere in the EU be accommodated in the USSR. "Anchorage centers" planned in Germany They should go through an accelerated procedure and not leave.The abbreviation means: arrival, decision, communal distribution or repatriation (Anker)

SPD: "conflict of interest" "Self-forgetfulness"

The SPD as the third partner of the coalition criticizes the conflict of the Union. "That no pragmatic compromise would be possible, that no one understands," said Deputy Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) at ARD The dispute over self-oblivion is "in reality not what we imagine under good governance."

In a separate document, which the executive committee is to decide on Monday, the SPD is promoting a "pan-European solution", a "European", asylum system and shared responsibility in the reception and reception of refugees ". It also rejects the unilateral rejection at the border

(APA / dpa / AFP)