Here is a rundown on the migration debate in the German parliament on January 29, 2025: Coalition parties slam CDU's Merz for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, listens to Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, during a debate on migration in the Bundestag, the German parliament, in Berlin ...

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 ...

BERLIN — A taboo-breaking gambit from Germany’s likely next chancellor to crack down on migration with the help of far-right lawmakers has unleashed a fierce debate that strikes at the core of the ...

Merz says he is stronger after Bundestag rejects his migration bill. DPA. Fri, January 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM UTC. 1 min read.

German parliament rejects controversial migration bill backed by far-right. ... to knowingly allow a majority with AfD votes in the Bundestag for the first time,” Ms Merkel said.

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 ...