AfD, Germany and CDU

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.
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk endorses AfD
The AfD party is polling at about 20% before Germany's February 23 elections, a record for a party. The mainstream conservative CDU/CSU alliance leads with about 30%.
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.
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.
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
Berlin: 160,000 protest against CDU-AfD collaboration
The rally in the German capital comes in the wake of the conservative CDU/CSU leaning on the support of the far-right AfD in parliament to push through a migration bill. Protesters chanted "Shame on you CDU.

Germany, Friedrich Merz

Germany’s far-right AfD party is obsessed with Trump and Musk
You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Germany’s crumbling far-right firewall could turbocharge the AfD
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...
Upcoming elections in Germany will impact support for Ukraine
On the 23rd of February the German people will vote in the federal elections, the outcome of these elections will impact not ...
Germany’s Christian Democrats unite with far-right AfD against refugees
For the first time in the 75-year post-war history of the German parliament, one of the major parliamentary groups has made ...
Analysis: Germany’s establishment blocks the AfD – for now
It was perhaps the most dramatic week for German politics in decades as the Bundestag on Friday held three nail-biting votes to tighten migration rules after yet another terrorist attack committed by ...
Hundreds of thousand protest against Germany’s far-right ahead of key election
The demonstration was called after Germany’s conservatives sought the support of the far right party in Parliament. Read more ...