Published on January 23, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. / Modified on January 23, 2025 at 4:13 p.m.
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The debate on immigration had not really decreased in intensity in recent weeks, but it took on a new dimension with the knife attack in Aschaffenburg on Wednesday January 22, which left two people dead, a little boy aged 2 years old, originally from Morocco, and a 41-year-old German. One month before the anticipated legislative elections on February 23, this new attack by an asylum seeker – after those in Mannheim in June and Solingen in August – is causing excitement in the political class who fear a new upsurge from the far right. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party had already exceeded 20% of voting intentions in certain opinion polls after the December attack, by a Saudi, on a Christmas market in Magdeburg.
Barely returned from his short visit to Paris on Wednesday evening, Chancellor Olaf Scholz brought together the heads of the police and intelligence services to try to shed light on possible failures on the part of the authorities. A little earlier, the chancellor had shown rare anger, tweeting on From attackers who came to us to find protection. The authorities must shed light on the reasons why the perpetrator of the attack was still in Germany. The conclusions obtained must be immediately followed up with effects. It’s not enough to just talk.”
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