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Germany's SPD double down on Merz criticism as migration bill fails

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly rejected in parliament on Friday.

DPA International on MSN · 17h

German migration bill fails as centre-right lawmakers miss vote

A dozen lawmakers from Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc did not cast a vote on the controversial bill to tighten migration policy that failed in parliament on Friday despite far-right support. The bill was narrowly defeated in the Bundestag,

DW on MSN · 1d

German lawmakers set to vote on contentious immigration law

The German Bundestag will hold a debate on the "influx limitation law" then vote on it. The law, proposed by the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, could pass in the lower house with the aid of the far-right AfD party.

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 ...

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Migration Law Gamble Backfires for Germany's Conservative Chancellor Hopeful

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before ...

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Germany’s firewall against the far right cracks but holds — barely

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

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 ...

Germany election 2025: Parties, polls and key issues

Germany will hold a snap national election on Feb. 23 following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition.

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Alternative for Germany party goes mainstream after historic vote on immigration restrictions

The Alternative for Germany party helped conservatives push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold this week, ...

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The Left party election pledges foreigners in Germany should know

Germany's Left Party (Die Linke) is down but not out in the run-up to the German national election on February 23rd. It could ...

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German Chancellor Calls Musk’s Support For European Far-Right ‘Really Disgusting’—Latest In Their War Of Words

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and billionaire Elon Musk have publicly feuded in recent weeks as Musk voices support for ...

Christian Democrats leader Merz tears down the “firewall” to the far-right Alternative for Germany

On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...

Merkel criticises leader of her own party for cooperating with German far right

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country's conservatives, on ...

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Germany: MPs reject immigration bill from right and far right

After the conservative CDU-CSU bloc joined with the far-right Alternative für Deutschland party to pass a non-binding motion ...

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