Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

Despite the defeat on Friday in the German parliament of his proposed immigration law, conservative leader Friedrich Merz sees himself and his faction in a stronger position. "I also see myself very much strengthened by what we in the faction decided this week,

Despite his collaboration with far-right AfD party, Merz fails to gain majority in parliament for his anti-immigration legislation just weeks before parliamentary election - Anadolu Ajansı

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration that could become the first legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party — adding to a controversy about the attitude of the front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election toward the far right.

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with the support of the far-right AfD, repeating a tactic that has sparked an

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election debate.

CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz wird trotz der zunehmenden Kritik an seinem Vorstoß in dieser Woche, einen Antrag mit Unterstützung der AfD durch den Bundestag zu bringen, seinen harten Kurs in Sachen Migration fortsetzen.

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament.

Bill calling for tougher rules on migration widely criticised for undermining ‘firewall’ against working with far right.

One might almost suspect – what a shocking thought – that conservatives are once again invoking a state of emergency as a means to the end of getting rid of normative constraints, as opposed to the other way round.