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
German frontrunner vows border ban on irregular migrants after knife attack
The conservative opposition leader tipped to lead Germany following next month's elections has promised far-reaching changes to border and asylum rules after a group of children were targeted in a deadly knife attack in Bavaria.
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.
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.
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 rejected asylum-seeker spills over into an
Germany knife attack on children reignites pre-vote migrant debate
A deadly knife attack on a kindergarten group in Germany, where an Afghan man was arrested at the scene, reignited a bitter immigration debate Thursday, a month before elections.Germany was stunned by what was the latest in a series of bloody attacks,
German opposition leader vows asylum reforms after knife attack
Germany's opposition leader vowed Thursday to bar people from entering the country without proper papers and to step up deportations if he is elected chancellor next month, as a knife attack by a rejected asylum-seeker spilled over into an election campaign in which he is the front-runner.
Anxious Germany in final month of unprecedented election campaign
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German election all about economics, says Germany's finance minister
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Germany’s Trump problem
The country’s perennial yearning for reassurance is still dominating discourse — but this time around, it’s likely to be in vain.
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Germany’s election puts Europe’s stalled engine to the test
The country's upcoming vote could determine the future of its struggling economy and Europe's political stability ...
Fatal German park stabbing with asylum seeker suspect fires up migration debate ahead of election
BERLIN – The arrest of an Afghan asylum seeker suspected of killing two people in a knife attack targeting children at a ...
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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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Far-right party’s convention draws protests as Germany’s election campaign warms up
A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns ...
Russian disinformation targets German election campaign, says think-tank
A Russian disinformation campaign is seeking to boost the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), undermine mainstream ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the ...