CDU leader: 'Dual citizenship creates too many problems in Germany'

The CDU chancellor candidate is “deliberately playing with right-wing populist fire,” criticizes SPD leader Esken. The left is talking about racism. In some cases, Merz wants to make it possible for offenders to be expatriated.

People with two passports should lose their German passport if they commit a crime. That is what the CDU leader dreams of. But the SPD, Greens and FDP reject this. more...

The SPD, the Greens and the Left have criticized CDU leader Merz for his demand to revoke the German citizenship of dual nationals who have committed criminal offenses.

CDU leader: 'Dual citizenship creates too many problems in Germany'

In a new interview, CDU leader Friedrich Merz has called for drastic changes to Germany's citizenship reform and suggested tightening the law around revoking passports from dual citizens who commit crimes.

CDU leader Merz is demanding that criminal dual nationals be stripped of their German citizenship. It doesn't take long for other politicians to remember that something like this already existed during the Nazi era. They speak of a "two-class society" and "being German on probation".

Friedrich Merz wants to revoke the German passports of dual citizens if they commit crimes. A dangerous move, and not just because of Germany's history.