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

Summary

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU party and a leading candidate for chancellor, may again rely on far-right AfD votes to pass stricter immigration laws.

This move, following a similar vote earlier in the week, has drawn widespread criticism, including from former Chancellor Angela Merkel and current Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who called it an “unforgivable mistake.”

Protests erupted across Germany against CDU’s cooperation with AfD, which has been partially classified as extremist. Immigration remains a key issue ahead of Germany’s snap election next month.

  • @YarecktEnglish
    15•9 hours ago

    “In two months time we will have pressed Hitler so hard into a corner, that he will squeak!” - Franz von Papen (Centre party) 1933 In “The last Resort. About the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor”