The bill was rejected by 350 votes to 338, with five abstentions. Some politicians cheered and clapped as the result was announced. Image: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said his Social Democrats ...

Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz introduced a motion to debate the bill last week and relied on Alternative for Deutschland (AfD) votes to get it to this stage. The move ended the ...

The German parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party.

BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament narrowly rejected on Friday an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass ...

The bill came to the Bundestag after the conservative CDU/CSU bloc on Wednesday passed a motion calling for an immigration crackdown with the AfD's support, breaking a long-standing taboo.

The bill came to the Bundestag after the conservative CDU/CSU bloc on Wednesday passed a motion calling for an immigration crackdown with the AfD's support, breaking a long-standing taboo ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pressed ... A vote on the controversial bill — dubbed the “influx-limiting law” — is due later Friday and is expected to need the support of ...

(Bloomberg) -- German conservative leader Friedrich ... will begin debating the CDU/CSU bill — dubbed the “influx-limiting law” — at 10.30 a.m. local time, and Merz is expected to lobby ...