German Election Frontrunner Faces Backlash After Call for Immigration Stop
Friedrich Merz leaned the right-wing AfD party to push through measures to restrict immigration.
German Parliament Passes Election Frontrunner's Migration Crackdown Motion
German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz succeeded on Wednesday in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a migration crackdown including the rejection of asylum seekers at the country's land borders.
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 at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party
German Election Front-Runner Jolts Race With Pivot Toward AfD
Germany’s conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, whose CDU/CSU coalition is leading polls by double digits, upended the election campaign Wednesday by accepting votes from the nationalist Alternative for Germany to pass a hard-line migration resolution through parliament.
German parliament backs resolution on migration with far-right votes
Germany's opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to drastically restrict migration with the help of votes from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a taboo on cooperation with the far-right.
Former German chancellor Merkel criticizes party over migration vote
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in parliament calling for hard-line reforms to migration policy with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
France, Germany, others urge EU Commission to protect elections in Europe from foreign interference
France, Germany and 10 other European Union countries want the European Commission to use its powers under the Digital ...
Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
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Scholz blasts Merz, raising doubts over post-election German coalition
BERLIN — With Germany’s election less than a month away, center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown cold water on the prospect of reviving the country’s traditional grand coalition — bluntly ...
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 ...
Germany missing window to legalize abortion amid rush to elections
Silence, stigma, shame, high costs and an odyssey of legal conditions await women seeking to end their pregnancy in Germany. Abortion is illegal here and exempt from punishment only under specific ...
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Germany prepares for general election
Campaigning is underway for next month's general election in Germany after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a vote of confidence ...
Germany election 2025: Parties, polls and key issues
Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.
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 government slashes its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.3%
Germany's government has slashed its 2025 growth forecast for the country's economy, Europe's biggest, to just 0.3% after it ...
Germany’s Election Is Challenging Historic Taboos
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Germany recession fears return ahead of election
The German economy contracted more than expected in the final quarter of last year, spurring again recession fears, as Europe ...