German Election Campaign Roiled by CDU's Collaboration with Far-Right AfD

Germany breaks its far-right taboo

Since the fall of Nazism, said Samira El Ouassil in Der Spiegel (Hamburg), Germany's main political parties have been united in an iron consensus: "Never again should the world be set on fire by right-wing extremist forces." In practical terms, that has meant rejecting "even the smallest cooperation" with far-right parties in the Bundestag.But last week that 80-year "firewall" was shattered with "astonishing momentum" by Friedrich Merz, leader o…

The former German Chancellor again criticized the cooperation between CDU leader Merz and right-wing populists from the AfD and called on parties to dialogue. According to her, her cabinet's migration policy was correct, but there are still unresolved problems.

Friedrich Merz’s far-right gamble

With Germany’s election only weeks away, the centre-right CDU has bet the house on cooperation with the far-right AfD

How Germany found itself holding an Italian election

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

German election: CDU still leads in the polls

The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not to veer to the right.

"Even under difficult conditions, majorities should not be obtained with the help of AfD", criticized the German ex-canciller after Friedrich Merz's decision to present two motions and a bill in the Bundestag knowing that, for its approval, he would need the support of the ultra-ANALYSIS party - Why the gap in the 'health cord' to ultras can cost the conservatives power in Germany The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has again defended h…