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Germany's Merz tells party to 'stay course'

Germany's Merz faces backlash after vote

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as it relied on votes from AfD members in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, to pass a nonbinding vote on tougher border and asylum rules.

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

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

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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.

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German Bundestag blocks Merz's immigration bill in narrow defeat

The Bundestag rejected the CDU/CSU bill on limiting immigration. The media noted that this was a painful defeat for Friedrich ...

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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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German opposition leader Merz's migration plan passes parliament

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

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Friedrich Merz: The German leader trying to bury Angela Merkel’s legacy - analysis

German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2024. (photo credit: LISI NIESNER ...

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Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

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Preserving the firewall: 160,000 demonstrate in Berlin against Friedrich Merz

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets ...

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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 ...

Merkel kritisert Merz, nennt Manöver im Bundestag ‘falsch’

Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel hat sich in den Wahlkampf eingemischt und ihren christdemokratischen Parteifreund Friedrich Merz kritisiert, der im Bundestag mit den Stimmen der AfD eine strikte ...

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Analysis: Germany’s establishment blocks the AfD – for now

“It’s up to the next Bundestag now,” Mr Merz told a press conference on Friday evening, referring to the one that will sit after the election on Feb 23 – one that he will likely sit in ...

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Thousands protest against far-right in Berlin

including by Merz's predecessor as CDU leader and former chancellor Angela Merkel, who accused him of turning his back on a previous pledge not to work with AfD in the Bundestag. Merz defended his ...

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Cracks in the CDU: Are Germany's Christian democrats melting down?

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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