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Germany, Friedrich Merz

Merz’s Botched Flirtation With Far Right Shakes German Election

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the Bundestag.

Yahoo · 1d

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.

The Financial Times · 4h

German parliament rejects Merz’s migration bill backed by far right

The bill fell short of 12 votes on Friday. Twelve MPs from Merz’s parliamentary group were absent. The setback came after Merz passed a majority with AfD for a non-binding motion on migration earlier this week,

Germany, Merkel

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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.

Hosted on MSN · 5h

Bundestag reject Merz's second migration bill amid backlash in Germany

The centre-right CDU party leader sparked fierce criticism on Wednesday for accepting the far right's support in pushing a first bill through parliament. View on euronews

CNN · 11h

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.

Migration law gamble backfires for Germany's conservative chancellor hopeful

Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national ...

Merz says he is stronger after Bundestag rejects his migration bill

Despite the defeat on Friday in the German parliament of his proposed immigration law, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

France 24 on MSN3h

Germany's parliament narrowly rejects right-wing immigration law

The German parliament narrowly rejected on Friday a bill sponsored by conservatives and the far right calling for stricter ...

Courthouse News Service47m

Germany’s firewall against the far right cracks but holds — barely

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

Politico Europe4h

Merz’s gamble to accept far-right support fails in German parliament

Conservative frontrunner, Friedrich Merz, had declared his willingness to pass a migration law with AfD support, weakening Germany’s far-right “firewall.” ...

Hosted on MSN2h

More than 1,000 protest in Germany's Erfurt ahead of Merz event

Over 1,000 of people protested in the eastern German city of Erfurst on Friday against efforts by the centre-right Christian ...

devdiscourse4h

Migration Bill Sparks Election Controversy in Germany

Germany's parliament narrowly rejected a bill proposing stricter migration rules, sparking controversy over opposition leader ...

Channel 4 News3h

Germany narrowly rejects anti-migrant bill

The Bundestag has narrowly rejected a bill to limit migration and close Germany’s borders. German conservatives caused ...

Politico Europe11h

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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