Merkel's Bavarian allies thank Orban for tough stance on migrants


Migrants walk towards the Hungarian border after arriving at the train station in Botovo, Croatia September 24, 2015. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

BAD STAFFELSTEIN, Germany (Reuters) - Outside the Bavarian abbey where Chancellor Angela Merkel's allies were meeting stood a small group wearing T-shirts reading "Thanks Viktor", in support of Hungary's tough stance on migrants.

They were vastly outnumbered by protesters angry that the Christian Social Union (CSU) had invited Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, but they reflected a view shared by many members of the party that rules the wealthy southern state of Bavaria.

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