The German parliament is debating motions to tighten migration rules after a deadly attack by a rejected asylum seeker. CDU ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed the country's support for Israel amid its conflict with Iran and called for a ...

DW's Chief Political Editor Michaela Kuefner described Bundestag rejection on the anti-migration law as a "big blow" for the conservative CDU/CDU chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz. "His own ...

While President Donald Trump is mobilising the National Guard and the military against the population in the US, the German ...

With cheers of surprise and shocked faces , Bundestag MPs narrowly rejected a migration bill on Friday pushed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and backed by the far-right ...

Germany: Far right decide vote on anti-migration proposal Published 01/29/2025 Published January 29, 2025 last updated 01/29/2025 last updated January 29, 2025. The German parliament has passed a ...

Item 1 of 8 Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel, co-leaders of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) and Chief Whip of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag Bernd Baumann pose for a selfie ...

Here’s a look at the life Friedrich Merz, chancellor of Germany. Education: Studied law at the University of Bonn and the ...

Parliament rejects migration draft law Would have been first to pass thanks to far-right A dozen conservative lawmakers declined to back bill Dents party leader Merz's authority ahead of election ...

For now, fears that Merz damaged the CDU with its Bundestag migration motions appear unfounded. A week on, a Thursday poll showed the CDU had gained one point to 31 per cent in polls – but so ...

At the heart of the election is the economy, which has been experiencing a downturn. The ruling coalition, comprising the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party ...