Bavarian premier: Only conservatives can stop Germany's far-right AfD
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Monday said only the centre-right CDU/CSU alliance can stem the growth of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). "We must not leave our country to the AfD," said Söder in Berlin at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party conference,
German conservatives convene amid uproar over far-right cooperation
Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is to open its party conference in Berlin on Monday, less than three weeks ahead of national elections, amid a storm of controversy over a parliamentary motion it passed last week with far-right votes.
Thousands in Germany protest conservatives-far-right collaboration
Nationwide backlash follows the Christian Democrats' vote with the AfD to pass a tougher anti-immigration motion in parliament. Protests erupted across Germany over the weekend, urging parties to reject cooperation with the far-right AfD.
Mass protests against cooperation with far-right AfD sweep Germany
Around 160,000 people took to the streets of Berlin, Germany's capital, on Sunday to protest against political cooperation with the far right, as tens of thousands more rallied in other German cities,
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More than 60,000 people gathered in Berlin on Sunday, February 2, 2025, to protest any collaboration between mainstream political parties and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They demanded a strong political "firewall" to isolate the party.
Thousands across Germany protest against CDU and AfD and far-right policy
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Germany to protest against the CDU's migration policy and its voting behaviour in the Bundestag. View on euronews
Migration law gamble backfires for Germany's conservative chancellor hopeful
Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...
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What happened in the German parliament and why is the far right hailing it as a ‘historic’ moment?
A vote in Germanys national parliament (Bundestag) has led to fears that the firewall supposedly separating mainstream ...
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 ...
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German lawmakers can’t agree whether to seek ban on far-right AfD
for the Communist Party of Germany. Two more recent efforts to ban the neo-Nazi National Democratic Party (NPD) were unsuccessful. Many AfD critics fear the ban debate will play into the ...
Thousands protest against far-right in Berlin
The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding ...
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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Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition buckled under the cascading challenges and broke apart on November 6, the ...
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Conservative Merz vows to 'lead Germany forward' at party conference
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday he is ready to "lead Germany forward" as ...