Germany has blocked a bill calling for tougher rules on migration after a close vote in the country's parliament. The legislation was put forward by the country's opposition leader, Freidrich Merz, who has called for Germany to tighten migration controls after a series of high-profile killings by people with immigrant backgrounds.

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The CDU relied on AfD to pass a motion for the controversial bill, breaking a decades-long tradition of excluding the far-right

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German parliament rejects controversial migration bill backed by far-right

The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the opposition conservatives were accused of breaching an agreement against cooperating with the far right for the first time.

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German parliament rejects opposition's draft migration law

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national election on Friday when 12 of his own legislators refused to support him in backing a migration bill that thereby failed to pass in parliament. Read full story

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Migration law gamble backfires for Germany's conservative chancellor hopeful

The German parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party.

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German MPs reject opposition’s bill for tougher rules on migration

The German parliament narrowly rejected on Friday an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked becoming the first draft legislation to pass thanks to a far-right party and became a focus of a controversy about the attitude of the front-runner in Germany's upcoming election toward the far right.

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German opposition's migration bill narrowly defeated amid controversy over far-right support

The lack of support for the project represents a blow to Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative opposition, who, according to opinion polls, could become Germany's next prime minister

A falta de apoio ao projeto representa um golpe para Friedrich Merz, líder da oposição conservadora, que, segundo as pesquisas de opinião, poderá se tornar o próximo primeiro-ministro da Alemanha

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German Parliament rejects anti-immigration bill

If the law had passed, it would have been the first in the country’s modern history to do so thanks to the support of the far-right.

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German migrant bill backed by far-right fails in blow to election front runner

The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday.

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Report warns of deepening social fractures in Germany

BERLIN - The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the opposition conservatives were accused of breaching an agreement against cooperating with the far right for the first time.

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Historical debate divides Parliament in Berlin and deepens the country's political crisis 3 weeks before the elections

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In reaction to the extreme right, German Parliament rejects immigration law

After a turbulent day, a narrow majority of parliamentarians voted against the CDU and CSU's draft law to tighten asylum law - although the AfD and FDP agreed. The Union's handling of right-wing extremists led to a heated debate.

Nach einem turbulenten Tag stimmt eine knappe Mehrheit der Parlamentarier gegen den Gesetzentwurf von CDU und CSU zur Verschärfung des Asylrechts – obwohl AfD und FDP zustimmen. Der Umgang der Union mit den Rechtsextremen führt zu einer hitzigen Debatte.

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Migration policy: defeat for Merz

The bill had the support of both Germany&#039;s conservatives and the far-right Alternative for Germany, which are leading in the polls ahead of next month&#039;s general election.

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German bill calling for tougher rules on migration narrowly defeated

CDU immigration bill fails despite AfD support

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Former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) has blamed Angela Merkel's (CDU) policies for the rise of the right-wing AfD. The migration policy since 2015 has been wrong, he told the German “Bild” newspaper. “Pursuing the wrong migration policy guarantees that the AfD will continue to grow,” he said. It is “urgently necessary that there is not only a rethink in spirit and in words, but also in action.” “In 2015, I saw how the welcoming culture trigger…

Ex-Kanzler Sebastian Kurz (ÖVP) hat die Politik von Angela Merkel (CDU) für den Aufstieg der rechten AfD verantwortlich gemacht. Die Migrationspolitik seit 2015 sei falsch gewesen, sagte er zur deutschen „Bild“-Zeitung. „Die falsche Migrationspolitik zu betreiben, ist der Garant dafür, dass die AfD weiter wächst“, sagte er. Es sei „dringend notwendig, dass es hier nicht nur ein Umdenken im Geiste und in den Worten, sondern auch in den Taten gibt…

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A few weeks before decisive parliamentary elections, 57% of the German population say they are in favor of this measure wanted by the conservative favorite Friedrich Merz.

À quelques semaines d’élections législatives décisives, 57% de la population allemande se dit favorable à cette mesure voulue par le favori conservateur Friedrich Merz.

Une majorité d’Allemands favorable au refoulement des migrants clandestins à la frontière

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A majority of Germans favor the return of illegal migrants at the border

German lawmakers are set to vote on an anti-immigration bill.

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German Lawmakers Stymie Migration Bill In Vote Shock

On Friday, January 31, the German Bundestag rejected the initiative of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to tighten immigration policy. The bill did not pass a vote: 338 MPs voted against, 350 supported, and five abstained. This is reported by DW. The bill provided for the introduction of permanent border controls, the denial of asylum seekers at the border and the possibility of detaining foreigners who were ordered to leave the country. The…

В пятницу, 31 января, немецкий Бундестаг отклонил инициативу Христианско-демократического союза (ХДС) по ужесточению иммиграционной политики. Законопроект не прошёл голосование: 338 депутатов высказались против, 350 поддержали, пятеро воздержались. Об этом сообщает DW. Законопроект предусматривал введение постоянного пограничного контроля, отказ просителям убежища на границе и возможность задержания иностранцев, которым было предписано покинуть …

Бундестаг отклонил предложение об ужесточении иммиграционного законодательства

The Bundestag rejected a proposal to tighten immigration laws

German Parliament Rejects Migration Bill Backed by Far-Right AfD

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