German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks after the debate and a voting about migration at the German parliament Bundestag.

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

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

LOS ANGELES, USA - Newsaktuell - 31 January 2025 - High levels of governance have masked a slow decline in Germany, with ...

The likely next chancellor wants to adopt the right-wing AfD migration policies while still sidelining the party itself Read ...

Friedrich Merz is chasing voters defecting to the buoyant AfD and says that his policies are “right even if the wrong people ...

Germany probes car vandalism as possible Russian sabotage, Munich competes to host future Olympics, half of Germans support ...

Having twice voted with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in favor of a brutal policy of sealing the borders against refugees ...

What the latest vote in the Bundestag – on tightening immigration controls – portends for the federal elections on Feb. 23.

The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...