Germany Friedrich Merz

AfD, Merz and Germany

German conservative leader Merz faces fierce criticism over cooperation with far-right AfD

CDU/CSU's passage of migration motion supported by AfD party has been widely condemned as a ‘dark day’ for German democracy - Anadolu Ajansı

Yahoo · 7h

Germany's Merz again rules out cooperation with the far-right AfD

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), despite Wednesday's joint approval of a Bundestag motion on migration policy.

Africanews English on MSN · 16h

German opposition leader Merz plans asylum law changes with possible AfD support

Friedrich Merz, the country's favourite to become next chancellor, will bring his proposals to parliament even if it means collecting support from the AfD. View on euronews

Germany's Merz defends disputed migration reforms

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

German Parliament Passes Election Frontrunner's Migration Crackdown Motion

BERLIN (Reuters) - German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz succeeded on Wednesday in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a migration crackdown including the rejection of asylum seekers at the country's land borders.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Germany’s Scholz and Merz Take Migration Battle to Parliament

With less than four weeks before Germany’s federal election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his conservative challenger Friedrich Merz, who is leading polls, will take their contentious battle over how to crack down on illegal migration to parliament.

Yahoo · 14h

Germany's Merz defends disputed migration reforms despite AfD support

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism from Chancellor Olaf Scholz, ahead of votes on two motions that could pass with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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‘Like a viper’: Friedrich Merz’s flirt with far right rattles German election

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.

Politico Europe2h

Germany’s far right crashes through the firewall

Did Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, fall into a trap? Or is he forcing other mainstream parties to confront what ...

11hon MSN

German parliament backs election front-runner’s call for tough border rules with far-right support

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...

6hon MSN

Hundreds protests in Germany against stricter migration policy backed by far-right

Amnesty International, Seebrücke and other organisations called for the rally under the slogan "Firewall instead of arson".

Politico Europe20h

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 ...

Christian Democrats leader Merz tears down the “firewall” to the far-right Alternative for Germany

On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...

Courthouse News Service12h

Germany’s far-right ‘firewall’ under strain as migration debate flares

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor in February's election, is making waves by agreeing to work with the far ...

11hon MSN

Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament

Opening the door to leaning on support from the far-right is a gamble for Merz, who believes that his increasingly radical ...

2don MSN

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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