The CSU party is pointing the finger at refugees to obscure the genuine issues. I’ve decided to take them on at the poll boxI’m running as a Green candidate in the Bavarian state elections on 14 October 2018. This is totally unusual for me. For over a decade I worked as a news anchor and financial journalist in London. But in 2016 my husband and I decided to move the family base back to Germany and settle in a village just external Munich,a two-hour drive from where I was born. That year was also the year of Brexit and Trump, which made me realise I wanted to get involved, and not just be a detached observer. I decided to enter politics,and joined the party most closely aligned with my concerns for the wellbeing of our planet. Related: Can Catholic crosses keep the far upright at bay in multicultural Bavaria? | Alan Posener A large majority are ill at ease with the CSU’s obsession with migrants, security and surveillanceContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com