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Germany's Merkel blasts conservatives over cooperation with far right
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticized her centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in parliament for hard-line reforms to migration policy with votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Germany's Merkel criticises own party leader over far-right support
Wednesday's vote saw the opposition CDU and its CSU partners rely on AfD votes to pass a parliamentary motion demanding tougher immigration rules
'Turning point for Germany': What the far-right's cooperation with conservatives means
Germany's conservatives have pushed through a motion aimed at curbing immigration with the backing of the far-right AfD. What does it mean for the future of Germany with crucial elections weeks away?
German Christians slam conservative cooperation with far-right AfD
Germany's two largest Christian churches have jointly denounced opposition leader Friedrich Merz's plans to pass motions on migration policy in the German parliament with the help of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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.
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Jubilant far-right AfD expect 'new age' in German politics after vote
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Thursday celebrated a "new age" in the country's politics, one day after it ...
Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD ...
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Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer
An editor at Germany's Jewish newsweekly responds to Elon Musk's endorsement of the Alternative for Germany political party.
Christian Democrats leader Merz tears down the “firewall” to the far-right Alternative for Germany
On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...
How Elon Musk is helping Germany's far-right AfD party go mainstream
Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a ...
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month’s election
Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant ...
Germany's AfD Demands Border Closures After Killings, Including 2 Year Old
A rejected Afghan asylum-seeker killed two people and left several others injured in a stabbing in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
Hundreds protests in Germany against stricter migration policy backed by far-right
Hundreds of people have attended a rally in front of the centre-right CDU party's headquarters in Berlin in protest against ...