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German far right may benefit most from Merz’s self-inflicted wound
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote with far-right support
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's ...
Germany’s Merz breaks far-right taboo, prompts backlash from Merkel
Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
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Germany: Merz Taking Another Shot At Chancellorship
Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...
Merz Bids to Seal German Win With New Hard Line on Migration
Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...
Leading German chancellor candidate Merz vows more assertive global role
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the ...
Germany's Merz again rules out cooperation with the far-right AfD
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...
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Merz’s far-right gamble backfires
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.” ...