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Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz faced each other on Wednesday in the last TV debate before the German election. And much was about immigration and the far-right.

Merz: Last chance to stop the far-right

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

The days leading up to the German election on Sunday are expected to be dominated by the debate about alleged US interference. I will not let an American vice president tell me who I can talk to here in Germany, says Friedrich Merz, the favourite to win and CDU leader.

The backlash shakes up the German election: "Unacceptable"

Vance's speech criticized: "Not acceptable"

The USA's Vice President JD Vance urges Europe to strengthen its defense since the USA must focus on threats in other parts of the world. He says this in a speech at the security conference in Munich, which began on Friday.

Vance's speech criticized: "Not acceptable"

Orbán praises German ultra-right

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán welcomed the German far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD) and one of its leaders, Alice Weidel, to Budapest on Wednesday. The leader of the Hungarian nationalist right-wing party Fidesz took the opportunity to praise AFD.

Orbán praises German ultra-right

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

The Christian Democratic CDU leader Friedrich Merz – who has good chances of becoming Germany's new Chancellor in the election on February 23 – rules out all cooperation with the far-right in Germany. .

CDU Leader Merz Rules Out Cooperation with AFD

New giant protests against German far-right

More than 250,000 people protested against the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD) in Munich on Saturday, according to German authorities. .

New giant protests against German far-right

Tesla's sales plummet in Germany

The American electric car manufacturer Tesla's sales in Germany crashed in January, when 1,277 new Tesla vehicles were registered according to German authorities. .

Tesla's sales plummet in Germany

Merz rules out: No cooperation with the far-right

The Conservative CDU should not cooperate with the extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AFD). Party leader Friedrich Merz's statement comes as a surprise since CDU has sought support from AFD to push through stricter asylum laws.

Merz rules out: No cooperation with the far-right

Massive Protest Against German Right-Wing Shift

Over 160,000 demonstrators gathered at various locations in central Berlin on Sunday to express their disgust over the conservative CDU's shift to the right since the party sought support from the extreme right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AFD) for stricter asylum legislation. A large protest took place outside CDU's party headquarters in the German capital following last week's political developments.

Massive Protest Against German Right-Wing Shift

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany

Germany's federal parliament voted down a proposal for an asylum law that the conservative CDU had put forward with controversial support from the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). .

Controversial asylum law rejected in Germany

Scholz's challenger breaks tabu – gets support from AFD

The migration issue dominates the German debate ahead of the election in February. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's challenger Friedrich Merz has no objection to support from the far-right to push through tougher rules for immigration.

Scholz's challenger breaks tabu – gets support from AFD

Mistake made – Merkel's criticism of her successor

Mistake made, says Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel in rare criticism of her conservative party colleagues in CDU. .

Mistake made – Merkel's criticism of her successor

Migrationsförslag antaget med högerextremt stöd Migration proposal adopted with right-wing extremist support

The German Bundestag has adopted a proposal to introduce tougher rules for immigration. .

Migrationsförslag antaget med högerextremt stöd Migration proposal adopted with right-wing extremist support

Support for the far-right AFD: Preserve German culture

The American tech billionaire Elon Musk aired thoughts about the greatness of the German people when he appeared at an election rally with the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AFD). Massive protests in several German cities marked great discontent with the far-right's election rally.

Support for the far-right AFD: Preserve German culture

Meloni in attendance at Trump's inauguration

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be one of the guests at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on Monday, confirms her office. .

Meloni in attendance at Trump's inauguration

Olaf Scholz : Musk's actions a threat to democracy

Elon Musk broadcast a conversation with the party leader of the German AFD. The billionaire also took the opportunity to praise the nationalist party - just weeks before the country's federal election.

Olaf Scholz : Musk's actions a threat to democracy

German Far-Right Criticizes Bauhaus Anniversary

Prior to the 100-year anniversary of the Bauhaus school in Dessau, the far-right AFD is now stepping forward as a contemporary critic of the form and craft school that – despite the Nazis shutting it down – would have a decisive influence on 20th-century design and architecture. In the region of Saxony-Anhalt, AFD has submitted a motion where they describe the upcoming anniversary as a glorification of the Bauhaus style, which according to AFD's Hans-Thomas Tillschneider has inspired "architectural sins" and "crushing ugliness".

German Far-Right Criticizes Bauhaus Anniversary

Protesters as far-right AfD holds congress

Demonstrators have gathered in the city of Riesa in eastern Germany where the far-right AfD is to hold its congress. The protests have been met with a massive police presence.

Protesters as far-right AfD holds congress

The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany

Germany's president Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the federal parliament and announces new elections on February 23. .

The Federal Diet Dissolved – New Election in Germany

Psychiatrist arrested for attack on Christmas market

The police have not yet released the exact identity of the perpetrator who drove a rental car into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg. On X, the police have described him as a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia.

Psychiatrist arrested for attack on Christmas market

Anger after Elon Musk supported German far-right

The tech billionaire Elon Musk has written on X that only the far-right extremist Alternative for Germany (AFD) can "save Germany", something that has been met with harsh criticism. .

Anger after Elon Musk supported German far-right

German Re-election after Scholz Loses Confidence

Germany's Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost, as expected, a confidence vote in parliament. The Christian Democrats are the favorite in the new election expected in February.

German Re-election after Scholz Loses Confidence

Doomsday for Scholz set - election on February 23

Germany is heading for new elections on February 23 if Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government falls in a confidence vote in December. This confirms President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to German media.

Doomsday for Scholz set - election on February 23

Scholz meets the opposition halfway

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz is approaching the opposition's demands for a swift vote of no confidence. Already before Christmas, the federal parliament can vote on Scholz's future.

Scholz meets the opposition halfway