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Germany’s conservative CDU party is pushing for tough anti-immigration policies – even if it means getting help from the far-right AfD.
What does that mean for Germany’s future? Our guests: Kate Brady (Washington Post); Jörg Lau (Zeit); Ralph Bollmann (Faz)

0:00 Opener
01:40 There is a firewall against the far-right AfD
02:20 Has the firewall fallen?
02:40 The knife attack in Aschaffenburg has changed the election campaign
03:20 Has Friedrich Merz overreached?
03:20 Is German democracy still strong?
04:10 A taboo has been broken
04:40 Can Merz still be trusted?
05:20 Film: Merz and Merkel
06:40 There is discontent within the CDU
07:04 Surprising that Merkel criticizes Merz so directly
08:50 Merkel was concerned that the liberal government is at risk
09:50 Merz wanted to leverage the AfD but ended up being used
11:07 How close is the CDU to the AfD?
11:50 Merz’s own words
12:30 Did Merz act naively?
13:50 Where is the CDU headed?
15:20 Large demonstrations in Germany
16:30 The overall situation is not good for political stability
17:40 Will we have a second election this year?
18:10 Opinion polls
19:40 There was a long-standing firewall
20:20 The AfD was only founded in 2013
22:00 Film: Attacks
23:50 Why is migration framed so negatively?
24:40 Are there parallels to the United States?
25:25 Is the CDU closer to Merkel or to Trump?

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