Washington Post
January 30, 2025 at 05:56 PM
The front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has prompted fierce backlash after relying on far-right votes to push a motion through parliament — breaking a longtime taboo.
Germany’s centrist parties had previously made a point to avoid cooperation with the far right in any capacity, a position grounded in the country’s postwar “never again” mentality. But on Wednesday, Merz needed support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a resolution on stricter immigration rules.
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