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.
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.
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.
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 anti-migration motion through parliament.
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.
Holocaust survivor, 99, to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote
A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in ...
Elon Musk tells German far-right crowd the nation should move beyond "past guilt" ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over ...
Elon Musk’s support of right-wing parties ‘is really disgusting,’ German Chancellor tells CNN
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took an opportunity on the campaign trail Tuesday to criticize Elon Musk, telling CNN that the ...
Merkel criticises leader of her CDU party for cooperating with German far-right
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the leader of her Christian Democrats (CDU), Friedrich Merz, for drawing on ...
Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament
Opening the door to leaning on support from the far-right is a gamble for Merz, who believes that his increasingly radical ...
German president honours victims of Nazi regime, warns of 'dark time'
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Wednesday said Germans must "take the enemies of democracy seriously" in a speech ...
Musk’s election interference is rattling German political class
Elon Musk's enthusiastic endorsement of the far-right AfG party, along with his free association with Nazi symbolism, are ...
Right to asylum is fixed in German laws and values, Scholz says
The right to asylum is a fixed component of German laws and values, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday in an ...