While those on the left support cautious acceptance of refugees, the further one moves to the right, the more negative the attitude becomes. Even the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, has proved a reluctant partner in this area.
从欧盟成员国内部的政治分裂问题看，难民危机极具挑战性。左翼支持谨慎接受难民，而越是右倾的人，对待难民的态度就越强硬。就连默克尔所在的基督教民主联盟（Christian Democratic Union）的姊妹政党、巴伐利亚基督社会联盟（Christian Social Union）在难民问题上也是态度冷淡。