Bavarian conservatives heading towards 'German Brexit' over migration: SPD leader


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  • Saturday, 23 Jun 2018

Andrea Nahles, leader of Social Democratic Party (SPD), addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - The leader of Germany's Social Democrats on Saturday vowed to oppose a push by Bavarian conservatives to crack down on migration, in defiance of conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning the dispute could lead to a "German Brexit".

Andrea Nahles, leader of the center-left Social Democrats, railed against conservative Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, of the Bavarian Christian Social Union, in an emotional speech to party members in the western German city of Bochum.

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