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Former German Chancellor Merkel criticizes conservative leader Merz for far-right collaboration on immigration bill, sparking backlash and protests.

Germany's parliament is expected to vote on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration

Ex-chancellor makes rare intervention to criticise her own party for passing asylum policy with support of AfD

An anti-migration motion brought by the main opposition conservatives – the CDU – was passed with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that only passed with the help of a far-right party

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz accused of breaking longstanding political firewall against far-right populists

An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany's parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it would accept support from lawmakers of the far-right AfD, breaching a long-standing taboo.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger in Germany’s upcoming election plans to put proposals for a tougher migration policy to parliament

Deutsche Welle notes that it was the first time in the history of the federal German parliament that an AfD-supported motion was passed