Friedrich Merz, Germany's conservative CDU leader and candidate for chancellorship, receives votes and applause from the far-right AfD party in the Bundestag –

"We must never fail again the way we failed in Afghanistan," said Schahina Gambir, a 23- year-old Green Party parliamentarian. She was on the Enquete Commission, which for two and a half years scrutinized the ultimately unsuccessful international mission in Afghanistan that operated from 2001 to 2021.

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an anti-migration motion through parliament.

CDU leader Friedrich Merz says he will not shun the help of the far-right AfD to push them through. Proposals put forward by the conservative CDU/CSU bloc include turning asylum seekers back at the border Critics say that CDU leader Friedrich Merz,

R ARELY HAS the Bundestag known such drama. On January 29th, to scenes of uproar in Germany’s parliament, a tiny majority of mps approved a radical five-point plan to curb irreg

Germany's conservatives have pushed through a motion aimed at curbing immigration with the backing of the far-right AfD. What does it mean for the future of Germany with crucial elections weeks away?

The former chancellor has slammed her conservative CDU party for passing a migration motion with help of the far-right AfD. Merkel blamed party leader Friedrich Merz for going back on a pledge not to work with the AfD.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has celebrated the Bundestag vote in favour of more rejections at Germany's borders as a "great day for democracy." It was clear "sensible proposals can be adopted,

A motion on immigration introduced in the Bundestag by the CDU obtained a majority on Wednesday with support from the far-right AfD. In a rare criticism of her own party, former chancellor Angela Merkel said the move was 'wrong.

After German parliament passed a conservative motion aimed at toughening immigration rules with the help of the far-right AfD, we asked people living in Germany what they think about it.

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor in February's election, is making waves by agreeing to work with the far-right AfD on immigration rules.

Shock after motion passed with far-right support for first time, charges brought against man who threw firework into Berlin apartment, Germany cuts its economic forecast for 2025 and more news this Thursday.