As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

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Friedrich Merz, hitherto favorite to become Germany’s next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national election on Friday when 12 of his own legislators refused to support him in backing ...

Germany's conservatives doubled down on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict immigration on Friday, but failed to pass a contentious bill after a day of jeers and ...

Having twice voted with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in favor of a brutal policy of sealing the borders against refugees, the conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union ...

German lawmakers on Friday narrowly rejected a highly controversial bill to tighten migration controls, averting another victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) just weeks ahead of ...

The bill, backed by the Germany's far-right parties, was narrowly rejected in the parliament by 11 votes with 349 lawmakers voting against it and 338 voting in support.