CDU, Germany and AfD

Germany's CDU vows to make AfD 'as small as possible again'
The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on legislation.
Migration debate: How do Germans view the CDU's vote with the far right?
The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill on migration. Here's how Germans have responded to the move.
Tens of thousands protest across Germany against far-right CDU and AfD collaboration
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the CDU and AfD.
Germany's Merz tells DW that AfD 'wants to destroy the CDU'
Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an interview with DW.
Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream
The far-right party is walking in the steps of the MAGA movement by courting support in depressed, diverse industrial towns once dominated by the left.
Poll finds Germany's CDU/CSU bloc falling, far-right AfD in second
Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.
Germany: Merkel again criticizes Merz over vote with AfD
The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to pass a motion in parliament.
Germany’s Greens on course for the far-right AfD
If you want the policies of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), you can also vote Green. That is essentially the ...
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Germany’s old-school conservatism is well and truly over
Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...
Germany’s far-right AfD party is obsessed with Trump and Musk
Both the US and Germany have similar issues of mass migration ... Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
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700,000 on the streets in Germany
Up to 700,000 people demonstrated in towns throughout Germany on 1-2 Feb after the Bundestag (German Parliament) voted to ...
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Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again over far-right AfD vote
Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...
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Cracks in the CDU: Are Germany's Christian democrats melting down?
Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk endorses AfD
The AfD party is polling at about 20% before Germany's February 23 elections, a record for a party. The mainstream ...
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Merkel slams CDU-AfD cooperation, stresses democratic unity
Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, firmly defends her criticism of the CDU for cooperating with the AfD, ...