2023-12-09 10:58:40
BERLIN. Dual citizenship crisis in Germany. The opposition CDU and AfD accused Prime Minister Scholz of wanting to “make Turks and other illegals citizens quickly”, and the government fell into the minority on its own bill. When Scholz saw that the citizenship law had become a vote of no confidence, he returned the bill to the commission. Yeni Posta announced the chain of events that shook politics, a rare occurrence in the history of Germany, as follows.
The shock in German politics occurred with the bill “Dual citizenship for every foreigner and citizenship for newcomers in 5 years”. The bill, which was sent to the parliament as the government’s draft and was expected to become law first at the end of summer, then in November, and then on December 1, was withdrawn to the commission by the “government”.
IT WOULD TURN INTO A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
The government could not defend its own bill and, moreover, could not afford to go to a vote. Because there were people among the SPD and Liberals (FDP) who would say “no” to the law, and this would cause the government to fall into the minority in the voting. In a sense, Prime Minister Scholz (SPD) would have lost a vote of confidence.
The dual citizenship law, which would benefit people of Turkish origin in the country the most, has turned into a complete adventure. Christian Democratic Party CDU, „If you act this way, instead of some MPs, AKP MPs who are supporters of Erdoğan will sit here.” said. The government could not answer these criticisms. The process, which caused a deep wound in the German government and caused it to send its own bill back to the commission, worked as follows;
RISK OF UNNECESSARY 3 YEARS: The Ministry of Internal Affairs, which prepared the bill, reduced the process of acquiring German citizenship from 8 years to 5 years and envisaged citizenship in 3 years in special cases. Meanwhile, illegal immigrants were pouring into the country from all sides. Especially people of Turkish origin, Syrians and Afghans were coming from the Balkan route.
RACIST AfD’S VOTES EXPLODE: The Scholz government and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, who could not solve illegal immigration, could not evaluate the events, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party exploded, and although the “Fast Citizenship Law” was ready before this process, they could not present it to the parliament. There were concerns that those who entered the country illegally would be made citizens in a short time.
PUBLIC SUPPORT DROPPED RAPIDLY: Before the escalation of illegal immigration, public support for “fast and dual citizenship”, which was around 60 percent, dropped to 35 percent. The policies of the opposition CDU/CSU and the racist AfD began to find public response. Especially the statement of citizenship in 3 years caused questions such as “Will citizenship be granted before compliance is achieved?”
REQUEST FROM HIS OWN DRAFT: The new citizenship law was brought to the parliament as a decision of the Council of Ministers and a government draft. But the government was very weak in defending this in the face of heavy public pressure. He saw that he could not pass the law and sent his bill back to the Internal Affairs Committee.
REASON FOR GOING TO THE COMMISSION: The reason for sending back the bill, which was sent to the commission while it was expected to become law, is also interesting. Among these reasons, “the equality between men and women is not fully emphasized.” With the proposals of the State Assembly, it was requested that the law clearly state what happens in case of “anti-Semitism or sexual discrimination, advocacy of inequality or lack of belief in equality between men and women”.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE COMMISSION? It is not known when the commission will finish its work on the draft law. Some give the date of January, some give the date of February, but no matter what, whether this law will come again or not; It is not known exactly what will change if it comes.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE OF TURKISH ORIGIN: Those of Turkish origin who have lived in the country for more than 60 years would benefit most from the new citizenship law and would receive the dual citizenship they had desired for years. Other than that, the 3-5 year periods do not concern them much. Since the majority of people of Turkish origin have been in Germany for years, nearly half of them have already earned German citizenship.
“AKP PEOPLE SIT HERE”: One of the most interesting speakers in the Parliament was Alexander Throm, a member of the Christian Democratic Party. throm, “You are bringing the politics of other countries into our country with the right to vote through dual citizenship. As in the case of Turkey, if people live in freedom here, but vote in a way that does not favor freedom in the country they come from, this is not harmony. And no one should be surprised that, within a few years, the German extension of Erdogan’s AKP will sit in the Bundestag.” he said.(European Post)
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