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Germany, AfD

Sources: Germany's centre-right to push ahead with divisive vote

Sources told dpa that Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU plan to push forward with a highly controversial vote on legislation cracking down on migration in the lower house of German parliament despite last-minute talks with other parties.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 15h

Germany: Mass protests after far-right AfD helps CDU/CSU

Protesters in Berlin gathered outside CDU headquarters.Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Germany on Thursday to protest the conservative Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union parties.

Hosted on MSN · 19h

German politicians debate ban for far-right AfD after divisive vote

German members of parliament held an emotional debate about whether to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Thursday, after it helped to pass a controversial motion in parliament the previous day demanding hard-line migration reforms.

Merkel, Germany

The Washington Post on MSN · 20h

Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament.

LA Times on MSN · 20h

Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party.

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Merkel criticises leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country's conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the help of the far right.

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Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

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Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right

Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly ...

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Bundestag vote on Merz's second migration bill delayed amid mass protests in Germany

The centre-right CDU party leader sparked fierce backlash on Wednesday for accepting the far right's support in pushing a ...

Why Friedrich Merz is losing his war on migration

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

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Austria’s Kurz blames Merkel for far-right AfD rise in Germany

Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...

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Germany: Merz meets resistance with risky border gambit

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls, and claimed ...

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Germany’s Christian Democrats unite with far-right AfD against refugees

For the first time in the 75-year post-war history of the German parliament, one of the major parliamentary groups has made ...

DPA International on MSN13d

Germany's Merz says EU needs united response to Trump

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling ...

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German parliament on hold amid closed-door talks over migration vote

Intensive high-level talks were under way in the German capital on Friday, hours ahead of a highly controversial planned vote ...

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