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Angela Merkel's fury as her own party teams up with 'far-right' AfD 'I believe it is wrong,' Merkel said, referring to the outcome of a vote in parliament on Wednesday when a CDU motion was passed ...
Using AfD backing shouldn't happen' Asked on Wednesday about her criticism of Merz, Merkel said that "even under difficult conditions," working with the AfD to gain a majority shouldn't happen.
BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done. 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 ...
Mrs Merkel said in a statement: "I consider it wrong to abandon this commitment and, as a result, to knowingly allow a majority with AfD votes in the Bundestag for the first time.
Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion in parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In a statement ...
The AfD, which has capitalized on anger over Ms. Merkel’s open-door migrant policy, especially in the former Communist East, won 5.3 per cent, slightly more than the 5-per-cent threshold needed ...
Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc has slumped to a record low after a bruising internal row over migration policy, with support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
But Merkel said, “I think it was wrong no longer to feel committed to this proposal and, on 29 January, to enable… a majority with votes from AfD in a vote in the German parliament.” ...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control ...
Germany 's conservative opposition party is set to team up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to tackle migration - prompting anger from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.