‘No plan, no legal basis’: Merz sparks backlash over desire to send Syrians home
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BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing criticism from his coalition partners after declaring that 80 percent of Syrian refugees living in Germany should leave by the end of his term in 2029. Although it’s not the first time Merz has urged Syrians to return home to help rebuild their country following its long and brutal civil war that ended in 2024, his latest remarks have drawn a wider rebuke due to their specificity and the setting in which they were made — alongside Syrian
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