Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with
Jan 31, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control ...
Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again
1 day ago · BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done. The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by allowing a migration policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018.
Angela Merkel throws firework into German election campaign
Jan 30, 2025 · Angela Merkel — three years after stepping down as chancellor — lit a fire under Germany’s election campaign by choosing now to finally speak up. And it was to criticize her own side.
Merkel criticizes German front-runner Merz over migration vote …
Jan 30, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next month, for putting to parliament proposals for tough new migration rules that …
Angela Merkel bekräftigt Kritik an Merz' gemeinsamer Abstimmung mit AfD ...
1 day ago · Vergangene Woche kritisierte Angela Merkel, Friedrich Merz habe „sehenden Auges“ im Bundestag eine Mehrheit mit der AfD ermöglicht. Ihre Kritik bekräftigte sie nun: „Ich habe es richtig ...
Germany: Angela Merkel chides own party over far-right help
Jan 30, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for using the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to push a hard-line migration ...
Germany: Merkel again criticizes Merz over vote with AfD
Former German leader Angela Merkel has reiterated her criticism of chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz after he relied on votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) to pass a ...
Angela Merkel criticises CDU party leader after far-right asylum …
Jan 30, 2025 · Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion in parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Merkel, Musk and the far right: What is going on in Germany
6 days ago · Merkel, Musk and the far right: What is going on in Germany’s election? As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the anti-immigration AfD is threatening to upend politics in …
Germany: Top court rules against Merkel in AfD spat
Jun 15, 2022 · Germany's Federal Constitutional Court has ruled against former Chancellor Angela Merkel after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) sued her over her remarks on a 2020 regional election.