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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 · 14h

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 · 18h

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 · 19h

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 · 19h

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.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Merkel Criticises Leader of Her CDU Party for Cooperating With German Far-Right

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the leader of her Christian Democrats (CDU), Friedrich Merz, for drawing on support from the far-right to pass a motion in parliament, in a statement on Thursday.

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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 ...

Politico Europe3h

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’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 MSN12d

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 ...

Investigation into the fatal plane-helicopter crash. And, future of nuclear testing

The next steps in the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash investigation. And, why nuclear testing could ramp up in the ...

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