German Election Frontrunner Faces Backlash

Alternative for Germany party goes mainstream after historic vote on immigration restrictions
The Alternative for Germany party helped conservatives push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold this week, ...
Chaos in Germany as Angela Merkel slams old party after major AfD win
The former German Chancellor has publicly criticised her former party in the wake of far-right AfD's rising popularity.
Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Germany tightens borders as immigration policy shifts ahead of election
On Wednesday, a five-point plan for radically tightening migration policy was passed in parliament with 75 votes from the far ...
German parliament backs election front-runner’s call for tough border rules with far-right support
Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...
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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 ...
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.
Germany’s Election Is Challenging Historic Taboos
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Auschwitz survivor blasts Germany's Merz over far-right cooperation
German Holocaust survivor Eva Umlauf appealed in an open letter on Thursday to conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz not to align his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc with the far-right Alternative ...
Factbox-Germany's election in polls, parties and policy debates
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ...