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.
The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...
An immigration bill from Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz and backed controversially by the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...
Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.
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