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Can Friedrich Merz still fix Germany?
The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his campaignFinancial Times - 2d -
Friedrich Merz’s misguided flirtation with Germany’s far right
Election has become a referendum on the centre-right leader’s judgmentFinancial Times - 3d -
Merz doubles down on gambit with German far right in combative speech
Prospective chancellor takes startlingly aggressive line against those protesting against gamble with AfD. The German conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, whose party is widely tipped to ...The Guardian - 3d -
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A political gamble backfired spectacularly – bringing the far right closer to power in Germany | Jörg Lau
The CDU’s Friedrich Merz has shattered the taboo that had underpinned German politics since the war. The unthinkable is now more possible. . . The tectonic plates are shifting in German politics. ...The Guardian - 4d -
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German parliament rejects Merz’s migration bill backed by far right
Vote caps fraught debate over growing influence of Alternative for Germany party in Europe’s largest countryFinancial Times - 6d -
‘Did they learn nothing?’: Auschwitz survivor to return German honour over AfD vote role
Albrecht Weinberg ‘horrified’ that MPs relied on far-right party to pass anti-immigration motion. A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor has said he will return his federal order of merit to the German ...The Guardian - Jan. 30 -
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 ...The Guardian - Jan. 30 -
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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 lawsFinancial Times - Jan. 30 -
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 - Jan. 30 -
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Germany's far right upends convention with landmark vote on immigration
Germany’s opposition conservatives won a parliamentary vote Wednesday for a proposed migration restrictions with help from the far-right Alternative for Germany.NBC News - Jan. 30 -
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Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.The New York Times - Jan. 27 -
‘Memory hurts, memory guides’: Auschwitz survivors mark anniversary with warnings over rising antisemitism
Elderly former inmates gather for perhaps final time and urge vigilance against resurgent European far right. On a day of startling blue skies, Auschwitz survivors stood before princes and ...The Guardian - Jan. 27 -
Elon Musk calls on Germany's far-right party to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt
Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on Saturday, telling members that they need to "move beyond" ...NBC News - Jan. 27 -
Friedrich Merz vows to seal Germany’s borders after Bavaria knife attack
Conservative frontrunner to be country’s next chancellor aims to submit tough migration proposals to MPs next weekFinancial Times - Jan. 24 -
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Austria’s ‘firewall’ against the far right collapsed. Could the unthinkable happen in Germany too? | John Kampfner
Events in Vienna are forcing Germany’s bickering mainstream parties to rally together. But the AfD could yet outflank the centre. Could Germany go the way of Austria? Could the party of the far ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Germany's leader: Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”ABC News - Jan. 17 -
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Alice Weidel: the former Goldman analyst leading Germany’s far-right
AfD candidate for chancellor uses party conference to try and ride wave propelling populists in Europe and US to powerFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
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Co-leader of Germany’s far-right AfD calls for mass deportations
Alice Weidel promises “repatriations on a large scale” in speech to party faithfulFinancial Times - Jan. 11 -
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Far-right party's convention draws protests as Germany heads into election
A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country’s election next monthABC News - Jan. 11 -
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Elon Musk lavishes praise on Germany’s far right co-leader
Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal electionsFinancial Times - Jan. 9 -
Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.The New York Times - Jan. 9 -
Musk is courting the far right in Germany — and there's not much European leaders can do about it
European leaders have raised concerns about Elon Musk interfering with Germany's elections as he plans to host a chat with far-right leader Alice Weidel on X.CNBC - Jan. 9