Merkel Criticizes Merz for AfD Collaboration
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized CDU's Friedrich Merz for seeking parliamentary majorities with the AfD, sparking concerns about political polarization and compromise ahead of the upcoming election.
Merkel Criticizes Merz for AfD Collaboration
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized CDU's Friedrich Merz for seeking parliamentary majorities with the AfD, sparking concerns about political polarization and compromise ahead of the upcoming election.
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36% Bias Score
Record €2.35 Million Donation to German AfD Raises Campaign Finance Concerns
Three weeks before Germany's federal election, the far-right AfD party received a €2.35 million donation from Austrian FPÖ member Gerhard Dingler, raising concerns about potential illegal campaign financing due to the donor's lack of known wealth and the address provided.
Record €2.35 Million Donation to German AfD Raises Campaign Finance Concerns
Three weeks before Germany's federal election, the far-right AfD party received a €2.35 million donation from Austrian FPÖ member Gerhard Dingler, raising concerns about potential illegal campaign financing due to the donor's lack of known wealth and the address provided.
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56% Bias Score
Habeck's Security Plan Sparks Internal Debate Within German Green Party
Robert Habeck, the Green party's chancellor candidate, presented a security plan that initially emphasized curbing irregular migration, but faced strong internal and public opposition, leading to a revised version on the party website that emphasizes humanitarian efforts.
Habeck's Security Plan Sparks Internal Debate Within German Green Party
Robert Habeck, the Green party's chancellor candidate, presented a security plan that initially emphasized curbing irregular migration, but faced strong internal and public opposition, leading to a revised version on the party website that emphasizes humanitarian efforts.
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56% Bias Score
German Election: Wagenknecht's Political Future Hinges on Bundestag Success
Germany's upcoming Bundestag election is generating considerable debate, with party leaders making significant statements about their political futures, potential coalitions, and migration policies. Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW party faces a crucial challenge, needing to surpass the 5% threshold for parl...
German Election: Wagenknecht's Political Future Hinges on Bundestag Success
Germany's upcoming Bundestag election is generating considerable debate, with party leaders making significant statements about their political futures, potential coalitions, and migration policies. Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW party faces a crucial challenge, needing to surpass the 5% threshold for parl...
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68% Bias Score
Merz Rejects AfD Coalition Despite Controversial Asylum Vote
CDU leader Friedrich Merz declared the party will never cooperate with the AfD, despite a recent joint vote on stricter asylum policies that was later rejected; this internal conflict and the shift in campaign focus from the economy to migration is causing concern within the party ahead of upcoming ...
Merz Rejects AfD Coalition Despite Controversial Asylum Vote
CDU leader Friedrich Merz declared the party will never cooperate with the AfD, despite a recent joint vote on stricter asylum policies that was later rejected; this internal conflict and the shift in campaign focus from the economy to migration is causing concern within the party ahead of upcoming ...
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60% Bias Score
German TV Debate Highlights Discrepancies in Immigration and Crime Statistics
A German TV debate on immigration and crime saw AfD's von Storch claim high daily rates of immigrant-perpetrated violent crime, disputed by the moderator using police statistics that revealed 50% of suspects were non-German in recent years, with the government confirming around two daily group sexua...
German TV Debate Highlights Discrepancies in Immigration and Crime Statistics
A German TV debate on immigration and crime saw AfD's von Storch claim high daily rates of immigrant-perpetrated violent crime, disputed by the moderator using police statistics that revealed 50% of suspects were non-German in recent years, with the government confirming around two daily group sexua...
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52% Bias Score
Merz's Far-Right Alliance Costs CDU 2% in Polls
Friedrich Merz's CDU party in Germany suffered a 2% drop in polls to 28% after aligning with the far-right AfD on immigration, breaking post-WWII democratic consensus despite a 34% decrease in asylum applications in 2024 and a 37% decrease last month; the move caused internal party divisions and pub...
Merz's Far-Right Alliance Costs CDU 2% in Polls
Friedrich Merz's CDU party in Germany suffered a 2% drop in polls to 28% after aligning with the far-right AfD on immigration, breaking post-WWII democratic consensus despite a 34% decrease in asylum applications in 2024 and a 37% decrease last month; the move caused internal party divisions and pub...
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64% Bias Score
Saxon Parliament Proposes Enquete Commission to Address €1 Billion Municipal Budget Deficit
The AfD and Freie Wähler in Saxony's parliament propose a two-year Enquete commission starting in April to tackle over €1 billion in municipal budget shortfalls (€270 million for counties, €225 million for municipalities, and €520 million for cities), aiming for a fairer tax revenue distribution bet...
Saxon Parliament Proposes Enquete Commission to Address €1 Billion Municipal Budget Deficit
The AfD and Freie Wähler in Saxony's parliament propose a two-year Enquete commission starting in April to tackle over €1 billion in municipal budget shortfalls (€270 million for counties, €225 million for municipalities, and €520 million for cities), aiming for a fairer tax revenue distribution bet...
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44% Bias Score
German Churches and Union Parties Clash Over Migration and Values
Growing tensions between German Christian churches and the Union parties are escalating, sparked by the Union's conservative stance on migration and its perceived abandonment of Christian values; this is highlighted by a church representative's public criticism and a former CDU leader's resignation ...
German Churches and Union Parties Clash Over Migration and Values
Growing tensions between German Christian churches and the Union parties are escalating, sparked by the Union's conservative stance on migration and its perceived abandonment of Christian values; this is highlighted by a church representative's public criticism and a former CDU leader's resignation ...
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48% Bias Score
CDU's Asylum Policy Shift Sparks Debate in Germany
The CDU's proposed asylum policy shift, involving stricter border controls and contingent asylum agreements, is causing significant debate in Germany, potentially altering the number of successful asylum applications and causing further strain on international relations.
CDU's Asylum Policy Shift Sparks Debate in Germany
The CDU's proposed asylum policy shift, involving stricter border controls and contingent asylum agreements, is causing significant debate in Germany, potentially altering the number of successful asylum applications and causing further strain on international relations.
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60% Bias Score
FDP Proposes Compromise on Migration Policy to Counter AfD
The FDP proposes integrating the failed Union "inflow limitation law" into the CEAS reform to secure passage with support from a broader democratic center before the Bundestag election, aiming to counter the AfD's gains.
FDP Proposes Compromise on Migration Policy to Counter AfD
The FDP proposes integrating the failed Union "inflow limitation law" into the CEAS reform to secure passage with support from a broader democratic center before the Bundestag election, aiming to counter the AfD's gains.
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44% Bias Score
Merz Denies AfD Collaboration Amidst German Migration Policy Uproar
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz affirmed his party will "never" cooperate with the far-right AfD despite recent collaboration on a stricter migration policy, sparking widespread protests and accusations of broken promises, even from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merz Denies AfD Collaboration Amidst German Migration Policy Uproar
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz affirmed his party will "never" cooperate with the far-right AfD despite recent collaboration on a stricter migration policy, sparking widespread protests and accusations of broken promises, even from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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56% Bias Score