The direct rejection was the biggest issue in the asylum conflict of the sister parties CDU and CSU. Seehofer had campaigned for a direct rejection at the border to prevent asylum seekers from moving from one EU country to another, while Merkel had rejected it strictly and called for a European-coordinated solution.

The conflict had almost toppled Germany's ruling coalition comprised of CDU, CSU and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Without the support of the CSU, the Merkel-led government coalition could not reach the parliamentary majority.

The compromise ended the "sister dispute" developed for almost three years since the 2017 refugee crisis when Merkel decided to open German border for refugees.

The move had impacted greatly upon the bordering state Bavaria and the dispute escalated after Seehofer became interior minister and remains CSU chairman.

Seehofer hoped to make asylum policy stricter to retain absolute majority in Bavarian regional elections in October. CSU is facing fierce competition from the anti-migration right-wing populist Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD).

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