Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work …
4 days ago · BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election said Monday that the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” and his party will “never” work with it, following a week in which he was accused of breaking a taboo on dealing with the far right.. Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union …
Germany's Merz tells DW that AfD 'wants to destroy the CDU'
3 days ago · Merz was openly mocked by AfD leader Alice Weidel after last week's votes, calling Friday's failed passage, "A dismantling of Friedrich Merz as candidate for chancellor. He can't be chancellor, he ...
Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again ... - POLITICO
1 day ago · The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by allowing a migration policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018.
Friedrich Merz: Sammlung seiner Aussagen zur Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD
Jan 30, 2025 · »Vergessen Sie’s«, sagte Friedrich Merz einst über eine mögliche Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD. Doch nicht alle Einlassungen zur extrem rechten Partei waren so eindeutig. Die Chronik seiner ...
Will German conservative Merz demolish far-right 'firewall'?
Jan 24, 2025 · Some in Germany are surprised at how willing he seems to be to cooperate with the far-right AfD. Election front-runner Friedrich Merz wants stricter migration policies following a deadly stabbing ...
Friedrich Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by …
Jan 30, 2025 · Friedrich Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by Angela Merkel Frontrunner in bid to become chancellor criticised for relying on AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration laws
Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far …
Jan 27, 2025 · The opening by Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, who leads in the polls for the chancellor election next month, came after a knife attack last week in Bavaria by ...
Germany: Opposition leader Merz rules out AfD cooperation
Sep 6, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), said there was no way his party would work with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)...
German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self ... - POLITICO
4 days ago · The AfD, by contrast, is in second with 21 percent and has seen its support rise in recent weeks. The AfD seized on Merz’s failure to pass the immigration bill on Friday despite far-right support, citing it as evidence for the conservatives’ inability to truly enact change — and Merz’s fecklessness. | Omer Messinger/Getty Images
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with
Jan 31, 2025 · Christian Democrat leader Merz, frontrunner to become chancellor after the February 23 election, rejected suggestions he had breached mainstream parties’ “firewall” against the AfD, saying...