Merz Considers Far-Right Pact on Migration in Germany
Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is considering a controversial move to collaborate with the far-right AfD party to pass stricter migration laws, breaking a long-standing political tradition and raising concerns about the future of Germany's post-war consensus.
Merz Considers Far-Right Pact on Migration in Germany
Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, is considering a controversial move to collaborate with the far-right AfD party to pass stricter migration laws, breaking a long-standing political tradition and raising concerns about the future of Germany's post-war consensus.
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56% Bias Score
Merz's Immigration Plan Risks Far-Right Alliance in German Election
Friedrich Merz, leading in German election polls, proposed stricter immigration measures requiring far-right AfD support, breaking a political taboo; this sparked criticism from the SPD and Greens, and polls show a drop in support for Merz's CDU/CSU.
Merz's Immigration Plan Risks Far-Right Alliance in German Election
Friedrich Merz, leading in German election polls, proposed stricter immigration measures requiring far-right AfD support, breaking a political taboo; this sparked criticism from the SPD and Greens, and polls show a drop in support for Merz's CDU/CSU.
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44% Bias Score
Scholz Accuses Union of Illegal Migration Policy Proposals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized the Union's proposed stricter migration policy as illegal under German and EU law, warning that it would violate European unity and potentially set a dangerous precedent, while also highlighting existing legal frameworks that could prevent the recent crimes t...
Scholz Accuses Union of Illegal Migration Policy Proposals
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized the Union's proposed stricter migration policy as illegal under German and EU law, warning that it would violate European unity and potentially set a dangerous precedent, while also highlighting existing legal frameworks that could prevent the recent crimes t...
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52% Bias Score
Merz's Tough Migration Stance Shakes German Election
Following a fatal knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker in Aschaffenburg, German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is proposing stricter migration policies, including border controls and immediate deportations, ahead of the February 23 election, aiming to pressure the governing coalition and poten...
Merz's Tough Migration Stance Shakes German Election
Following a fatal knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker in Aschaffenburg, German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is proposing stricter migration policies, including border controls and immediate deportations, ahead of the February 23 election, aiming to pressure the governing coalition and poten...
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40% Bias Score
Holocaust Survivor's Testimony Overshadowed by AfD Candidate Controversy in Thuringia
Ingeburg Geißler, a Holocaust survivor, delivered a powerful testimony at a Thuringian state parliament memorial service, highlighting the irony of speaking in the building where her deportation began. This event coincided with a contentious debate over an AfD candidate for vice-parliament president...
Holocaust Survivor's Testimony Overshadowed by AfD Candidate Controversy in Thuringia
Ingeburg Geißler, a Holocaust survivor, delivered a powerful testimony at a Thuringian state parliament memorial service, highlighting the irony of speaking in the building where her deportation began. This event coincided with a contentious debate over an AfD candidate for vice-parliament president...
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52% Bias Score
German Fact-Check Exposes Misleading Claims on Asylum Seekers
A fact-check of two social media posts reveals that claims about the number of rejected asylum seekers in Germany receiving social welfare and the proportion of Syrians granted asylum are inaccurate and misleading; the actual figures are considerably lower, and various forms of protection beyond ful...
German Fact-Check Exposes Misleading Claims on Asylum Seekers
A fact-check of two social media posts reveals that claims about the number of rejected asylum seekers in Germany receiving social welfare and the proportion of Syrians granted asylum are inaccurate and misleading; the actual figures are considerably lower, and various forms of protection beyond ful...
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48% Bias Score
AfD's Partial Support of Union's Migration Plan Sparks Political Outrage
The AfD will support the Union's five-point plan to tighten German immigration laws but reject its internal security proposals, sparking fierce criticism from other parties who accuse CDU leader Friedrich Merz of collaborating with the AfD, despite his denials. The Bundestag will vote on the legally...
AfD's Partial Support of Union's Migration Plan Sparks Political Outrage
The AfD will support the Union's five-point plan to tighten German immigration laws but reject its internal security proposals, sparking fierce criticism from other parties who accuse CDU leader Friedrich Merz of collaborating with the AfD, despite his denials. The Bundestag will vote on the legally...
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64% Bias Score
German Churches Condemn Merz's Immigration Plan, Warning of Far-Right Alliance
Germany's Catholic and Protestant Churches criticized CDU leader Friedrich Merz's upcoming immigration proposals, warning that securing their passage with AfD votes would violate a long-standing agreement among German parties and undermine the country's post-war political consensus. Merz plans to in...
German Churches Condemn Merz's Immigration Plan, Warning of Far-Right Alliance
Germany's Catholic and Protestant Churches criticized CDU leader Friedrich Merz's upcoming immigration proposals, warning that securing their passage with AfD votes would violate a long-standing agreement among German parties and undermine the country's post-war political consensus. Merz plans to in...
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40% Bias Score
Merz Seeks Asylum Law Passage Through AfD Collaboration
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is seeking to pass stricter asylum laws by collaborating with the far-right AfD party, breaking a long-standing political taboo. This move, supported by FDP and BSW, aims to secure a majority in the Bundestag but risks legitimizing the AfD, with Merz simultane...
Merz Seeks Asylum Law Passage Through AfD Collaboration
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is seeking to pass stricter asylum laws by collaborating with the far-right AfD party, breaking a long-standing political taboo. This move, supported by FDP and BSW, aims to secure a majority in the Bundestag but risks legitimizing the AfD, with Merz simultane...
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48% Bias Score
Germany's Election: Far-Right AfD's Rise Fuels Immigration Debate
Germany's upcoming election is dominated by immigration and security concerns, as recent violent attacks fuel support for the far-right AfD, potentially leading to unprecedented political alliances and altering the country's future direction.
Germany's Election: Far-Right AfD's Rise Fuels Immigration Debate
Germany's upcoming election is dominated by immigration and security concerns, as recent violent attacks fuel support for the far-right AfD, potentially leading to unprecedented political alliances and altering the country's future direction.
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56% Bias Score
Hamburg Parliament Debates CDU's Asylum Policy Amidst Accusations of Far-Right Collaboration
In Hamburg's parliament, the SPD, Greens, and Left party accused the CDU of collaborating with the AfD on stricter asylum policies, drawing parallels to the Nazi era, while the CDU denies this, emphasizing the need to improve security following recent attacks.
Hamburg Parliament Debates CDU's Asylum Policy Amidst Accusations of Far-Right Collaboration
In Hamburg's parliament, the SPD, Greens, and Left party accused the CDU of collaborating with the AfD on stricter asylum policies, drawing parallels to the Nazi era, while the CDU denies this, emphasizing the need to improve security following recent attacks.
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56% Bias Score
Musk's AfD Endorsement Sparks Outrage in Germany
Elon Musk's public endorsement of Germany's far-right AfD party ahead of the February 23rd parliamentary election has drawn sharp criticism from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, raising concerns about foreign interference in democratic processes and potential impa...
Musk's AfD Endorsement Sparks Outrage in Germany
Elon Musk's public endorsement of Germany's far-right AfD party ahead of the February 23rd parliamentary election has drawn sharp criticism from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, raising concerns about foreign interference in democratic processes and potential impa...
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48% Bias Score