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Germany's Conservatives To Seek Far Right Support On Immigration

Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue of immigration, after his first effort sparked widespread condemnation and street protests.

International Business Times

Merkel Slams Successor Over Far-right Support On Immigration Bill

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue of immigration.

International Business Times

Germany’s Merkel blasts CDU leader for cooperating with far-right AfD

Friedrich Merz, head of the centre-right CDU, relied on support from AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration.

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Angela Merkel rebukes CDU leader for alliance with far-right on immigration

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

The Guardian - UK

Holocaust survivor, 99, to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

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

The Independent UK

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, 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

The Independent UK

Olaf Scholz attacks rival’s ‘unforgivable mistake’ as AfD backs migration plan

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

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Germany's Far-right 'Firewall' Under Strain As Migration Debate Flares

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.

International Business Times

Scholz's challenger brings tough migration plans to German parliament, faces blowback on far right

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

The Independent UK

‘Historic day for Germany,’ far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel says after immigration motion passed – as it happened

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

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader vows to push asylum law change after killings

Friedrich Merz, favourite to become next chancellor, says he bring proposals before parliament despite possible need for support from AfD

The Guardian - UK

Tens Of Thousands Protest Germany's Far Right As Musk Backs AfD

Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month's legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party.

International Business Times

Donald Trump will huff and he’ll puff, but if Europe’s leaders rise to its defence, their house will stand

The EU is facing a torrid year ahead from enemies both within and without. But it is still far from a lost cause

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader plans migration proposals to parliament in risky pre-election move

Germany’s opposition leader says his party will bring motions to toughen migration policy to parliament next week in one of its last sessions before the country’s election

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German Opposition Leader Vows Tougher Migration Policies

Germany's opposition leader and Chancellor candidates propose stricter immigration policies following a tragic knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker.

International Business Times

Germany Knife Attack On Children Reignites Pre-vote Migrant Debate

A deadly knife attack on a kindergarten group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate Thursday, a month before elections.

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader ramps up immigration rhetoric after knife attack

Friedrich Merz says he will boost border controls if he wins power in next month’s elections

The Independent UK

Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner

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The Guardian - UK

Germany’s election: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Conservative parties and far-right AfD lead in polls, with CDU’s Friedrich Merz likely to become chancellor

International Business Times

Trump's Return Darkens Mood As Germany Heads To Elections

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake the foundations on which Europe's biggest economy built its post-war prosperity.

International Business Times

German Opposition Leader Merz Urges United EU Stance On Trump

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump.

The Guardian - UK

Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too?

Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre

The Guardian - UK

Germany is gripped by election fever … but Trump is pulling the strings

The machinations of Elon Musk and the incoming US president loom large in the minds of politicians and voters

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Germany’s snap election: playing for the highest of stakes

Editorial: February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world war