German parliament rejects Merz’s migration bill backed by far right

German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses

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.

The New York Times - 7h

German parliament rejects immigration bill backed by far right

Plan to tighten migration policy was brought by the opposition leader Friedrich Merz with the help of AfD. The German parliament has rejected a bill to tighten immigration controls brought by the ...

The Guardian - 9h

Germany’s parliament rejects radical migration plan – Europe live

Greens and SPD earlier refused to support the Influx Limitation Act amid fierce criticism from Merkel over Merz’s cooperation with AfD. in Berlin . The Bundestag debate has been delayed for half ...

The Guardian - 9h

German party could rely on far-right again for immigration vote

CDU leader Friedrich Merz may need support in the Bundestag from the AfD, a move that has attracted wide condemnation.

BBC News - 13h

Merkel says Merz ‘wrong’ for pushing through German migration proposal with far right in rare criticism of successor – Europe live

Former chancellor issues rare criticism of leader of CDU/CSU after radical plans to restrict migration supported by far-right. A spokesperson for the European Commission has just been asked about ...

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Auschwitz survivor blasts Germany's Merz over far-right cooperation

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'Welcome to the club:' Hungary's Orbán salutes German migration vote

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Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by Merkel

Frontrunner in bid to become chancellor criticised for relying on AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration laws

Financial Times - 1d

Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to ...

ABC News - 1d

Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support

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Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament

Germany's Bundestag descends into recrimination after a "firewall" against working with the far-right cracks.

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Germany's Merz defends disputed migration reforms despite AfD support

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Survey: Narrow majority of Germans support working with far-right AfD

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German Christians slam conservative cooperation with far-right AfD

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Elon Musk faces criticism for telling German far-right crowd to move beyond "past guilt"

Elon Musk is facing backlash for his recent comments to Germany's far-right AfD political party ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

CBS News - 3d

Bill Gates calls Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians abroad ‘insane shit’

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist calls fellow tech titan ‘super-smart’ but guilty of ‘overreach’. Bill Gates has labelled Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians and attempt to ...

The Guardian - 4d

Musk tells Germans to get over 'past guilt' at far-right AfD rally

Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations. Musk on Saturday made a virtual appearance at a rally ...

The Hill - 5d

Germany's Greens reject conservative motion on migration

Yahoo News - 5d

Elon Musk tells crowd at German far right event to be proud and move beyond 'sins of their parents'

FRANKFURT, Jan 25 — Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in ...

NBC News - 6d

Far-right AfD event in central German city accompanied by protests

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Far-right AfD holds rally in German city hit by fatal knife attack

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

Far-right AfD to rally in German city hit by fatal knife attack

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

Germany's Merz demands migration reforms, even with support from AfD

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

Germany's Greens demand 'clarification' after Merz migration comments

Yahoo News - Jan. 24

Protesters against German far-right party: 'Voting AfD is so 1933'

Yahoo News - Jan. 18

Protesters slam German police conduct at rally against far-right AfD

Yahoo News - Jan. 12

Protest action delays start of German far-right AfD rally in Saxony

Yahoo News - Jan. 11

Musk interviews German far-right frontwoman

The world's richest man takes his endorsement of Germany's far-right party to a new level.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’

In a conversation with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, Musk concurred with her assertion that Adolf Hitler was a communist and pushed disinformation about migrants coming into the US.

Wired - Jan. 9

Elon Musk boosts German far right party with live event on X

The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics in part because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party

ABC News - Jan. 9

KKR grandee donates to Merz’s CDU ahead of German polls

Johannes Huth was long-term backer of struggling liberal FDP

Financial Times - Jan. 9

As Elon Musk Embraces the Far Right, Some of Its Leaders Reject Him

Mr. Musk has fallen out with prominent right-wing Americans who say they are worried that their agenda may be sidelined in favor of his own — and that he is willing to silence them on X.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

German opposition leader Merz causes stir with dual citizenship views

Yahoo News - Jan. 6

German leader is more worried about Musk's backing of a far-right party than his insults

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he's staying “cool” against critical personal comments made by Elon Musk but finds it worrying that Musk makes the effort to get involved in Germany's general ...

ABC News - Jan. 4

Vance shares Musk op-ed backing Germany's far-right party

Vice President-elect JD Vance has shared Elon Musk's op-ed supporting the far-right German political party Alternative for Germany (AfD), while the German government has accused Musk of trying to ...

The Hill - Jan. 2

German parliament rejects Merz’s migration bill backed by far right

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