Ex-CSU boss wanted to overthrow Merkel in 2015: What if Schäuble had followed Stoiber's advice?. Limiting uncontrolled migration would have protected Germany from some damage, such as the loss of trust in the Union's politics, the erosion of the center and the meteoric rise of right-wing populists from the AfD.
If this had happened, it would have saved Germany from a lot of damage, says Merkur editor-in-chief Georg Anastasiadis.