Germany: MPs split over World Cup boycott
Berlin - This is what the newspapers of Ippen-Media write, to which 97 politicians have answered a corresponding question. 49 respondents demand that representatives of the federal government should not travel to Qatar. 48 oppose a diplomatic boycott.
Boycott sympathy seems to be greatest in the SPD, where there were 21 "yes" and 9 "no" votes. Within the traffic light coalition, however, this question is seen in a differentiated manner: in the FDP there are three boycott advocates, with twelve opposing votes. The Union seems divided, with ten MEPs in favor and 13 against.
Boycott advocate Martin Diedenhofen (SPD) refers to "numerous reports about the poor human rights situation" in the country. "All of this is incompatible with the values that this coalition stands for." CSU politician Peter Ramsauer, on the other hand, describes a boycott as a "hypocritical maneuver", especially with regard to the energy supply: "That would torpedo Robert Habeck's efforts to supply get gas supply from Qatar."
FDP board member Alexander Graff Lambsdorff makes a similar argument: "After Robert Habeck's visit to Doha, an official diplomatic boycott of Qatar by the federal government would be downright absurd." The MPs have actually been able to vote in secret since the end of July, but some wanted to justify their position, writes Ippen-Media.
Source: Der Newsticker
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