Germany's CDU Breaks Postwar Taboo by Passing Immigration Motion with AfD Support

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Presented by CDU/CSU and supported by the AfD, the law was rejected with 338 votes in favor and 350 against. The leader of Afd: 'A real turning point is possible only with us'

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In Germany, political parties have obeyed the unwritten rule of never taking support from the far right. Now the German Christian Democrats (CDU) have broken the long-standing agreement. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is now directing sharp criticism at her own party.

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The cooperation between the CDU/CSU and the radical right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) continues to provoke emotions in Germany. Thousands of people took to the streets in several German cities last night to protest against this. The unrest started on Wednesday. In the German parliament, a motion by the CDU to tighten migration policy was adopted, thanks to the support of the AfD. Until then, the CDU/CSU, like the other parties in the Bunde…

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The journalist Michel Friedman has left the CDU after 40 years. Here he talks about the reasons.

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Here you can find information on the topic of “election campaign”. Read now “Thousands of people demonstrate in front of CDU headquarters”.

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Holocaust survivor, 99, to return German award over far-right role in parliamentary vote

BERLIN - A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor said on Thursday he would return his federal order of merit award to the German state in protest over a parliamentary vote in which support from the far-right was used for the first time to secure a majority.