Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work with the far right
The front-runner in Germany's upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his "most important opponent" and his party will "never" work with it.
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.
Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' at party conference
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference three weeks before national elections.
Germany's Merz tells party to 'stay course' after protests against far-right vote
Germany's election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Monday called on his conservative CDU to "stay the course" after mass protests against its acceptance of far-right AfD support for calls to restrict immigration.
Conservative leader Merz to 'lead Germany forward' after election
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference weeks ahead of national elections.
Germany's CDU vows to make AfD 'as small as possible again'
The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's ...
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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.
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The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week. MPs vote against a law proposed by the ...
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 ...
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Merz’s far-right gamble backfires
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...
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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 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 ...
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’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 ...
CDU leader Friedrich Merz wants the chancellery
Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...