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Germany's Merz tells party to 'stay course'

Germany: CDU leader Friedrich Merz says his party will 'never' work with far-right

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

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CDU leader Friedrich Merz wants the chancellery

Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his latest controversial moves siding with the far right on curbing irregular immigration.

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Germany's Merz tells party to 'stay course' after protests against far-right vote

Germany's election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Monday called on his conservative CDU to "stay the course" after mass protests against its acceptance of f..

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Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' at party conference

Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference three weeks before national elections.

Friedrich Merz: The German leader trying to bury Angela Merkel’s legacy - analysis

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

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Merz’s Botched Flirtation With Far Right Shakes German Election

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

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Merz’s far-right gamble backfires

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...

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Merz calls for rapid political change in Germany

The German Christian Democrats' candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is campaigning for a rapid and tangible change in ...

German parliament rejects Friedrich Merz’s migration bill backed by far right

Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

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Friedrich Merz

The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week. MPs vote against a law proposed by the ...

Bundestag MPs reject migration bill by Christian Democratic Union and backed by far-right Alternative for Germany

With cheers of surprise and shocked faces, Bundestag MPs narrowly rejected a migration bill on Friday pushed by the ...

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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 ...

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Migration limits, tax cuts: what Germany's CDU is pledging to reform

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is convening in Berlin on Monday to vote on an "immediate action ...

Eerie silence in Bundestag as far-right AfD sees chink of light

When the CDU motions passed on Wednesday evening, by four votes, an eerie silence hung for a moment over the Bundestag chamber. Then AfD parliamentarians began applauding what they see as the first ...

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