Return of Syrian refugees: debate with Markus Lanz escalated!

Return of Syrian refugees: debate with Markus Lanz escalated!

on Tuesday evening, December 10, 2024, there was a heated exchange of blows between the CDU politician Alexander Throm and the Green politician Steffi Lemke in Markus Lanz's popular talk show. The topic: the return of Syrian refugees to Germany. The reason for this intensive debate is the fall of the Assad regime, which has re-examined the situation in Syria. Throm demanded that it was time to rethink refugee protection, since in his opinion the main reason for the protection of refugees no longer exists. "It is time for order", he made it clear, and advocated talks about a possible return of the Syrians to their homeland. How Berlin Live reported, Word battle, as Lemke fought vehemently and emphasized that the current situation in Syria was still unstable and dangerous.

controversy about refugee policy

The debate also took up a journey when Lanz thrown held the responsibility and raised questions about the CDU credibility with regard to refugee policy. Throm rejected speculation that the Union is abusing this topic as an election campaign topic. He emphasized that it is by no means about the election campaign, but a long -term demand for a temporary refugee protection. In this passionate discussion, Throm also spoke of a "voluntary journey home", which further heated the minds. The time is not suitable for Lemke to discuss deportations or returns, in particular not only 24 hours after the heartbreaking pictures of Syrian refugees.

The Middle East expert Daniel Gerlach also warned against drawing premature conclusions and recalled that there is still war in Syria and that a return for the refugees was not safe. This lively discussion illustrates how tense the political debate about refugee issues is current. Politicians' statements have the potential to have far -reaching consequences for future refugee policy in Germany, while the dialogue continues through the complex situation in the Middle East, as well as ZDF reported.