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Germany's CDU leader Friedrich Merz visits Kyiv to reaffirm support

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up support among his base. View on euronews

Yahoo · 1d

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 his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference three weeks before national elections.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Germany's Merz tells party to 'stay course' after protests against far-right vote

Germany's election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Monday called on his conservative CDU to "stay the course" after mass protests against its acceptance of far-right AfD support for calls to restrict immigration.

Euronews on MSN · 1d

Germany: CDU leader Friedrich Merz says his party will 'never' work with far-right

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).

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Yahoo · 22h

Poll finds Germany's CDU/CSU bloc falling, far-right AfD in second

Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1d

Germany's CDU vows to make AfD 'as small as possible again'

The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on legislation.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

German Conservatives Fall in Poll Ahead of Election

Less than three weeks before federal elections, the Forsa poll for RTL/ntv also showed support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) holding steady at 16%. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was unchanged at 20%.

DPA International on MSN2d

Migration limits, tax cuts: what Germany's CDU is pledging to reform

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is convening in Berlin on Monday to vote on an "immediate action ...

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What next in the fight against the far-right Alternative for Germany?

The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...

EURACTIV1d

Germany’s CDU joins race to subsidise electricity prices

Many economists have criticised the idea of subsidising electricity prices, arguing that efforts should instead focus on ...

The Local5d

'Shocking': Voters in Germany react to CDU's migration crackdown plan backed by far right

After German parliament passed a motion aimed at toughening immigration rules with the help of the far-right AfD, we asked ...

Germany’s Merz Faces Backlash After Migration Bill Defeat

The bill’s defeat — after Merz secured the passage of a similar motion on Wednesday — suggests that some of his own ...

National Interest on MSN1d

A Decisive Month for Germany

In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them. One of the most pointless cliches holds that “those who do not learn from ...

The New York Times9d

Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right

Image Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on Monday.Credit...Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Migration concerns have risen in Germany ...

Germany's Scholz on tariffs: important not to divide the world

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone ...

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Germany set to hold snap elections on 23 February, reports claim

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz previously suggested new vote could be held in March, following the breakdown of his ruling ...

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