German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.
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Germany’s Election Made a Radical Migration U-Turn
The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Election Candidates
Election posters at a street in Duesseldorf, Germany, show the top candidates for chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Green Party, Friedrich Merz of the CDU and Olaf Scholz for the SPD, from left, prior ...
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Germany’s risky flirtation with the far-right
The leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz, sides with the far-right AfD party, breaking political taboo ...
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 ...
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...