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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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Germany's Friedrich Merz calls for permanent border controls after knife attack
Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls. Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party ...
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Germany's Friedrich Merz calls for permanent border controls after knife attack
Jan. 23 (UPI) --Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls. Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic ...
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Germany: Merz meets resistance with risky border gambit
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has floated proposing legislation to tighten Germany's border controls ... Merz of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on Monday announced ...
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Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife attack
Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to ... The leader of the Christian Democratic Union, which is predicted to win general elections on February 23, has also vowed to ban entry to asylum ...
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Germany's opposition leader Merz under fire for vowing migration crackdown
Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is under fire for ... The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) on Thursday presented a five-point migration plan calling for, among other ...
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 ...
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Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Image Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on Monday.Credit...Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Migration concerns have risen in Germany ...
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German CDU leader Friedrich Merz vows to toughen migration policy
The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, has vowed to crackdown on illegal immigration if he becomes chancellor after Bundestag elections next month. Merz said on ...