Merz’s flirtation with German far right condemned by Merkel
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Angela Merkel rebukes successor for alliance with far-right AfD on anti-immigration motion
Merkel made the rare public statement criticising the CDU leader, Friedrich Merz, for breaking a ‘firewall’ in the Bundestag vote . Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised Friedrich ...The Guardian - 1h -
Auschwitz survivor blasts Germany's Merz over far-right cooperation
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Merkel criticises her party leader after far-right vote
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Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
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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 - 2h -
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.BBC News - 22h -
Musk interviews German far-right frontwoman
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Elon Musk and Far-Right German Leader Agree ‘Hitler Was a Communist’
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