However, #US VP #JDVance at the #MunichSecurityConference earlier this month said there is no room for firewalls in a *#democracy*.
Last month conservative leader Friedrich #Merz break a post-war taboo by relying on #AfD votes to push through a non-binding motion on tightening #immigration. Some critics say this broke the 'firewall', others say the firewall only applies to forming governments.