Scholz accused the CDU of breaking taboos over a joint vote in the Bundestag with the AdH

Cooperation between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AdG) party on tougher migration laws is a violation of a taboo that has existed since the end of World War II, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. His words were quoted by the January 30 edition of Tagesspiegel.

"The consensus, namely that there is no cooperation between the democratic parties and the extreme right, has been broken," Scholz said.

He added that after the AdH supported CDU chairman and chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz's proposal for changes to migration law, the chancellor could no longer trust Merz.

"And that is why I think I can no longer trust him, which I did until a week ago," the chancellor noted.

At the same time, Scholz believes that for him the main goal in the Bundestag elections will be to prevent the CDU and AdG from having a parliamentary majority.

Earlier, on January 22, in Bavaria, an Afghan refugee with a knife attacked a kindergarten group in a park. According to police, the attack killed a two-year-old child and a 41-year-old passerby who tried to stop the attacker.

A week later, on January 29, the Bundestag session voted on tightening migration laws. According to the government administration, 187 CDU/CSU MPs, 75 AdG MPs, 80 members of the FDP parliamentary faction and 6 non-party MPs voted in favor of the bill, resulting in the necessary majority of 348 votes.

In December 2024, the Bundestag revoked the Scholz government's confidence. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier then endorsed February 23, 2025 as a possible date for early parliamentary elections.