German election 2025: What's in the party programs?
DW looks at the main parties' campaign platforms.Germany' s center-right bloc of Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian ...
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Germany’s old-school conservatism is well and truly over
Over the past week, much of Germany’s attention has been focused on huge protests against Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz for his flirtation with the far right, and former ...
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As German election nears, CDU still leads in polls
The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany ... right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), currently leading ...
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‘No contact’: Senior German conservative rules out coalition with far-right AfD
says ex-CDU leader Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will not cooperate or enter into coalition talks with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) after this month’s elections ...
German opposition’s migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right support
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...
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German chancellor hopeful vows to up strategic talks with Türkiye
The top contender to be Germany’s next chancellor, opposition leader Merz, lauds Ankara’s strategic geopolitical position ...
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Bundestag MPs reject migration bill by Christian Democratic Union and backed by far-right Alternative for Germany
With cheers of surprise and shocked faces , Bundestag MPs narrowly rejected a migration bill on Friday pushed by the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and backed by the far-right ...
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Sources: Germany's centre-right to push ahead with divisive vote
Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Chairman and CDU/Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) parliamentary group leader in the German Bundestag, walks from his office to ...