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Germany's likely next chancellor demands migration crackdown

Germany's likely next chancellor demands migration crackdown after knife attack

Germany's main opposition leader vowed on Thursday to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor, as expected, after elections next month, a day after an Afghan asylum seeker was arrested for a deadly knife attack targeting children.

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Scholz's challenger demands tougher migration rules as knife attack spills into German election

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a reject

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Scholz's Challenger Vows Tough Border Rules as Attack Puts Migration in German Election Spotlight

Germany’s opposition leader has vowed to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected as chancellor next month

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Leading German chancellor candidate Merz vows more assertive global role

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more assertive on the global stage in a speech laying out his foreign policy plans.

Politico Europe · 6h

Merz vows migration crackdown on Day 1 as German chancellor

The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

Euronews (English) on MSN · 2h

German CDU leader Friedrich Merz vows to toughen migration policy

Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the CDU party, speaks at the Global Leaders Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

German Chancellor Candidate Merz Criticises Leaked US Ambassador Briefing About Trump

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for the chancellery in Germany's upcoming election, said a leaked ...

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Germany's Friedrich Merz calls for permanent border controls after knife attack

Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.

Germany's Scholz responds to Musk, saying freedom of speech must not back extreme-right

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to reiterate Washington ...

German Chancellor Hopeful: Europe Must Consider What to Offer Trump

BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said on ...

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Germany’s likely next chancellor presents himself as the anti-Merkel

Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

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President Trump will 'be a challenge,' German Chancellor Scholz says during visit to France

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday said the presidency of Donald Trump would "be a challenge" but stressed he wanted ...

Chancellor hopeful says Germany should focus on existing NATO spending target

The leader of Germany's conservative CDU, the party's candidate to run for chancellor, said on Tuesday that the nation should ...

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German frontrunner vows border ban on irregular migrants after knife attack

AfD leader Alice Weidel has called for a vote in the German parliament next week on closing Germany's borders and turning back irregular migrants. "The knife terror of Aschaffenburg must have ...

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Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party coalition buckled under the cascading challenges and broke apart on November 6, the day ...

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