The CDU relied on AfD to pass a motion for the controversial bill, breaking a decades-long tradition of excluding the ...

The Bundestag has rejected the CDU/CSU's bill to limit immigration. As the media reported, this represents a significant ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

The German parliament has narrowly rejected a law to tighten up asylum measures. The controversy over the law, and how it ...

Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite 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 ...

Despite the defeat on Friday in the German parliament of his proposed immigration law, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

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 ...

Germany's parliament narrowly rejected a bill proposing stricter migration rules, sparking controversy over opposition leader ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz pressed ahead with tough migration legislation backed by the far right, despite protests that have splintered the country just three weeks before a national ...

German party leaders were engaged in furious last-minute talks on Friday, delaying a high-stakes debate on an immigration bill which the conservative opposition has threatened to pass with the support ...

The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.