Despite opposition from sister party, CSU considers establishment of an upper limit for refugees, but indicates a willingness to compromise in concrete design. "The upper limit cannot be narrowed down to a term or a number," said national group chief Alexander Dobrindt of Passauer Neue Presse.

In addition to a number of or measures, however, such a border is needed to get migration problems under control, he said to Augsburg General before a summit of Union parties on Sunday. Speculation that CSU could move away a little bit from its previous position in order to clear an obstacle to a Jamaica coalition with FDP and Greens, he rejected: "A clear No."

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However, Bavaria's interior minister and former CSU top candidate Joachim Herrmann stressed in world that it was "about political goal and tangible results, not concepts". He does not see danger of dissolution of Union of CDU and CSU. "No one wants split."

The internal political spokesman of Union Bundestag Group, Stephan Mayer (CSU), clarified CSU's ceilings: "The CSU was never concerned about setting a ceiling on actual asylum-seekers," he told Passauer Neue Presse. Finally, less than one percent of applicants received asylum for political persecution.

More decisive is "overwhelming majority, which is recognised as a refugee according to Geneva Refugee Convention" or a short-term residence permit, for example, as a civil war refugee. Mayer said that fixed contingents that could be offered to UNHCR by CSU Vice Manfred Weber for this group must also be included in family reunification. Orwise, such a capacity limit would be completely ineffective. "

Spahn: "I honestly don't care what that means"

Chancellor Angela Merkel is like greens and liberals against an upper limit. Their own party, however, also has opposing voices. CDU Presidium member Jens Spahn made refugee policy responsible for losses of Union in Bundestag election on Friday evening at Young Union's Day of Germany in Dresden. The CDU must deal with this openly. In dispute over a ceiling for reception of refugees, he said: "I honestly don't care what that means." The message is decisive, "we have understood."

Paul Ziemiak, chief of Young Union, called on Friday evening, CDU and CSU would have to quickly resolve ir differences, for example upper limit, so that early next week, Jamaica exploratory talks with FDP and Greens could start. He demanded that a party congress should vote on a coalition treaty. On German day of Ju, Chancellor Merkel presented herself to party members on this Saturday for first time after severe electoral losses of Union.

Meanwhile, Green negotiator Jürgen Trittin was sceptical about formation of a Jamaica coalition. The Union was "apparently unable to act" after its election defeat, said Trittin funk media Group. He stressed: "There will be no upper limit on asylum with us-that is constitutional and international law."

"Horst, it's time" ex-party vice-president Peter Gauweiler says CSU blamed her election defeat himself. Before y can negotiate new coalitions for Bundestag, y need a new boss. Interview by Heribert Prantl more... Date Of Update: 07 October 2017, 12:08