(Deutsche Welle) The ongoing coalition negotiations between the conservatives of the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) are said to have been riddled with heated arguments — sometimes to the point of doors being slammed, according to information leaked to the press by participants. The working group dealing with immigration and integration issues, in particular, has battled with extreme differences.
However, a paper intended as a basis for the coalition agreement of the new federal government was eventually drawn up, and it has been reviewed by DW. Under the heading “Citizenship law,” the paper states: “We are committed to the reform of citizenship law.” It then continues:
“We will examine under constitutional law whether we can revoke the German citizenship of terror supporters, antisemites and extremists who call for the abolition of the free and democratic basic order, if they hold another nationality.”
