AfD, CDU and Germany

Poll finds Germany's CDU/CSU bloc falling, far-right AfD in second
Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.
Germany's CDU vows to make AfD 'as small as possible again'
The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on legislation.
Tens of thousands protest across Germany against far-right CDU and AfD collaboration
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the CDU and AfD.
Germany: Tens of Thousands Protest in Berlin Against AfD Cooperation - 59231042
More than 60,000 people gathered in Berlin on Sunday, February 2, 2025, to protest any collaboration between mainstream political parties and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). They demanded a strong political "firewall" to isolate the party.
Germany: Protesters decry CDU/CSU over AfD collaboration
Protests have erupted across Germany in the wake of two contentious parliamentary votes on immigration, with marchers venting anger at the conservative bloc for breaking the taboo on collaborating with the far-right AfD.
Thousands across Germany protest against CDU and AfD and far-right policy
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Germany to protest against the CDU's migration policy and its voting behaviour in the Bundestag. View on euronews
Germany's CDU leader Friedrich Merz visits Kyiv to reaffirm support
Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...
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Migration limits, tax cuts: what Germany's CDU is pledging to reform
Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is convening in Berlin on Monday to vote on an "immediate action ...
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Germany federal elections 2025: Key dates, candidates, and everything you need to know
With 18 days left until the election, key parties dwell on the key issues about Ukraine, the German economy, migration and relations with US President Donald Trump.
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Germany’s CDU joins race to subsidise electricity prices
Many economists have criticised the idea of subsidising electricity prices, arguing that efforts should instead focus on ...
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'Shocking': Voters in Germany react to CDU's migration crackdown plan backed by far right
After German parliament passed a motion aimed at toughening immigration rules with the help of the far-right AfD, we asked ...
Germany’s Merz Faces Backlash After Migration Bill Defeat
The bill’s defeat — after Merz secured the passage of a similar motion on Wednesday — suggests that some of his own ...
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Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Image Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on Monday.Credit...Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Migration concerns have risen in Germany ...
Germany's Scholz on tariffs: important not to divide the world
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said it was important not to divide the world with new trade barriers, as everyone ...
Thousands demonstrate in Germany against working with the far right
Thousands of people took to the streets in Germany on Saturday to protest the conservative party's move to get legislation ...