German party set to rely on far-right again for immigration policy vote
CDU leader Friedrich Merz may need support in the Bundestag from the AfD, a move that has attracted wide condemnation.
Scholz's challenger brings tough migration plans to German parliament, faces blowback on far right
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's main challenger in Germany's upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy ...
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Migration Policy Showdown: Friedrich Merz Challenges the Status Quo
Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader, proposes stringent migration policies, creating pressure on Chancellor Olaf ...
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A day of drama in the Bundestag
R ARELY HAS the Bundestag known such drama. On January 29th, to scenes of uproar in Germany’s parliament, a tiny majority of ...
Germany's conservatives to seek far right support on immigration
Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue ...
Friedrich Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by Angela Merkel
Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the far right in pressuring the German government to tighten migration laws has upended the campaign three weeks before general elections.
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Germany’s Merz sparks firestorm by breaking postwar taboo
Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...
German opposition leader Merz's migration plan passes parliament
The German Bundestag passed Friedrich Merz's so-called five-point migration plan — which promised a dramatic tightening of ...
Angela Merkel's fury as her own party teams up with 'far-right' AfD
CDU leader Friedrich Merz will seek the AfD's support in parliament today over the flashpoint issue after his first effort ...