“Bavaria shows how important border controls are at their external borders,” said Rhein of “BamS”. However, border security is “not the primary responsibility of the Prime Minister, but the responsibility of the Federal Minister of the Interior”. Faeser should “finally order nationwide border controls by the federal police,” the CDU politician demanded – “at least at the particularly busy internal borders.”
Rhein also called for a tightening of the asylum policy. “All countries with an asylum recognition rate of less than five percent must become safe countries of origin,” he told the “Bild am Sonntag”. The repatriation offensive announced by the federal government must also be implemented immediately. However, the traffic light “unfortunately does the opposite and relies on unlimited openness”.
Rhein named “clear language” and a “program for the majority of people in our country” as goals for his own party. He also wants to be involved in the selection of a candidate for chancellor. “We prime ministers and state chairmen will have a say when it comes to nominating the Union’s candidate for chancellor,” said the Hessian head of government. The Union needs someone “who has a clear profile, enjoys the trust of the citizens and wins the 2025 election”.
