Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann addresses a news conference after an explosion in Ansbach, near Nuremberg, Germany July 25, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavarian interior minister Joachim Herrmann called on Friday for deportation of migrants denied asylum in Germany to crisis zones like Afghanistan and other measures, signs of a widening rift between Angela Merkel and her conservative allies in Bavaria.
Herrmann's arch-conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) is upping pressure on Chancellor Merkel ahead of next year's federal election after embarrassing election results that showed huge gains for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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