Munich attack: FDP's nerves are frayed - "Pattern must finally be broken"

Moin.de Munich attack: FDP's nerves are frayed - "Pattern must finally be broken" Henrik Jonathan Zinn • 1 hour • 2 minutes reading time The attack in Munich has caused deep concern in political Berlin. Sympathy for the families and thanks to the emergency services unite the parties. At the same time, the Union and especially the AfD are increasing the pressure to immediately tighten migration policy. The FDP, in the person of Marco Buschmann, is now taking the same line. The former Minister of Justice appeared on X in the afternoon and condemned the "terrible attack in Munich" in the strongest possible terms. Looking at the events of the recent past, the 47-year-old sees a "pattern" that urgently needs to be broken. Munich attack: FDP and Union call for political realignment "Apparently the perpetrator is again an asylum seeker from Afghanistan, whose asylum application was rejected, but who is still in Germany and is now committing this crime. This repetitive pattern must finally be broken. This can only be achieved with a new realpolitik in migration. We cannot accept that people in Germany feel increasingly unsafe and less free in their own country," said Buschmann. With his statement after the Munich attack, he is targeting the attacks of the last few months: On December 20, 2024, six people died in a rampage in Magdeburg. A 50-year-old from Saudi Arabia drove his SUV into the crowd and injured 299 other people. On January 22, 2025, a child and an adult died in a knife attack in Aschaffenburg. The perpetrator was a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan. Both men were known to the police - as was the perpetrator in Munich. "Anyone who is not prepared to do this should not take responsibility" Christian Lindner agrees with his party colleague. "Unfortunately, he is following a pattern again. What needs to be done is obvious and has been discussed many times. We must act. Anyone who is not prepared to do this should not take responsibility for our country," writes the FDP's top candidate on X. The representatives of the Union also find similar words. "It is not the first attack of this kind. Sympathy and coming to terms with the past are important. But something fundamental must change in Germany," writes Markus Söder on X. Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz also has clear words: "The safety of the people in Germany will be our top priority. Everyone must feel safe in our country again. We will consistently enforce law and order."