Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

The bill had the support of both Germany's conservatives and the far-right party Alternative for Germany, which are leading ...

The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the ...

Conservative frontrunner, Friedrich Merz, had declared his willingness to pass a migration law with AfD support, weakening Germany’s far-right “firewall.” ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has slammed her conservative rival Friedrich Merz after a ...

Germany's The Left party is "relieved" after a controversial bill to restrict migration failed in parliament on Friday. "I am ...