Divisive migration vote in German parliament on hold amid party talks
German political leaders held intensive closed-door talks in Berlin on Friday, hours ahead of a highly controversial planned vote on a package of migration reforms pushed by the centre-right opposition CDU/CSU bloc.
German Conservatives Halt Controversial Vote on Migration
Germany’s conservative bloc requested a surprise recess in the lower house of parliament on Friday in a sign of the tension over plans to pass a hard-line immigration bill with backing of the far right.
Former German chancellor Merkel criticizes party over migration vote
Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for passing a motion in parliament calling for hard-line reforms to migration policy with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
German migration bill fails amid storm of controversy
The German parliament has narrowly rejected a law to tighten up asylum measures. The controversy over the law, and how it could have been passed with support from the far right AfD, have rocked German politics.
Follow as Germany’s Parliament Votes on Migration Bill
We’ll be covering today’s vote on a divisive anti-immigration bill in Germany’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is taking a hard line and attempting to push through legislation with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany party.
German migration bill fails as centre-right lawmakers miss vote
A dozen lawmakers from Germany's centre-right CDU/CSU bloc did not cast a vote on the controversial bill to tighten migration policy that failed in parliament on Friday despite far-right support. The bill was narrowly defeated in the Bundestag,
German parliament rejects controversial migration bill backed by far-right
German parliament rejects controversial migration bill backed by far-right - The CDU relied on AfD to pass a motion for the controversial bill, breaking a decades-long tradition of excluding the far-r
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German parties look for ways to stop far-right-enabled law
BERLIN - Germany's mainstream parties were locked in talks on Friday in an attempt to avert the possibility of a law passing thanks to far-right support for the first time in its post-war history.
Elon Musk's praise for European right-wing branded 'disgusting' by German chancellor
Elon Musk has openly backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, calling it Germany's only saviour. At a recent ...
German Chancellor Calls Musk’s Support For European Far-Right ‘Really Disgusting’—Latest In Their War Of Words
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