18 hours ago · The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by allowing a migration policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018.

2 days ago · 02/04/2025 February 4, 2025. Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week ...

6 days ago · The 12-year-old AfD first entered the national parliament in 2017, benefiting from Merkel’s decision two years earlier to allow large numbers of migrants into the country. Scholz has suggested that Merz can no longer be trusted not to form a government with AfD, an accusation that Merz has angrily rejected.

Jan 30, 2025 · Germany’s center-left governing parties have cast doubt on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz can still be trusted not to bring the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, into government after Wednesday’s events. He insists that he didn’t and won’t work with it, and that he didn’t break a political consensus, often called ...

6 days ago · Merz had earlier declared his willingness to push through the draft law to restrict migration even with support from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, a move that weakened Germany’s so-called firewall against the far right and sparked a fierce pre-election debate that struck at the heart of the country’s postwar identity.

3 days ago · BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” and his party will “never” work with it, following a week in which he was accused of breaking a taboo on dealing with the far right.. Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union …

6 days ago · The AfD, which is polling second in most surveys behind Merz’s conservative bloc, is being monitored by German security services on suspicion of right-wing extremism.

Jan 27, 2025 · The opening by Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, who leads in the polls for the chancellor election next month, came after a knife attack last week in Bavaria by...

Sep 6, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said there was no way his party would work with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the...