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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 Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the help of the far right.
Merz rules out cooperation with AfD in any German government he leads
The front-runner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative bloc leader Friedrich Merz, has again categorically ruled out any cooperation between a government led by him and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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.
Germany: Tens of Thousands Protest in Berlin Against AfD Cooperation - 59231042
More than 60,000 people gathered in Berlin on Sunday, February 2, 2025, to protest any collaboration between mainstream political parties and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They demanded a strong political "firewall" to isolate the party.
Thousands across Germany protest against CDU and AfD and far-right policy
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Germany to protest against the CDU's migration policy and its voting behaviour in the Bundestag. View on euronews
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German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Protesters rally against German party leader who pushed migration proposal backed by far-right
Tens of thousands have protested across Germany against the center-right leader and front-runner in a Feb. 25 election for ...
Preserving the firewall: 160,000 demonstrate in Berlin against Friedrich Merz
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...
Tens of thousands protest in Berlin against proposed German immigration crackdown
Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and ...
German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...
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Germany’s crumbling far-right firewall could turbocharge the AfD
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...
German opposition’s migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right support
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...
German election favourite vows to pass migrant bill with far-right help
Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...
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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 ...
German chancellor favourite vows to press on with asylum reform despite far-Right fears
Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...