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).
Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...
As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.
Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...
A non-binding motion to restrict immigration has sparked outrage after citizens said the conservative CDU/CSU broke a promise not to work with the far-right AfD. Protesters in Berlin gathered outside ...
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...
A cross-party group of 124 MPs put a motion on the agenda to bring proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court to ban the party, whose unprecedented alliance with the CDU caused a shock.
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Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...
Germany's parliament could pass a law thanks to far-right support for the first time in the country's post-war history on ...
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