Talk of burka ban signals German election is coming, by David Charter.

Talk of a ban on burkas from politicians in a country where very few Muslim women cover their faces can mean only one thing: an election is coming. …

Never mind that a ban on burkas in public has done nothing to alleviate the terrorist threat in France and Belgium. This is about symbolism and positioning the CDU [Merkel’s Christian Democrats] to neutralise the appeal of the strident anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party.