CDU leader Friedrich Merz may need support in the Bundestag from the AfD, a move that has attracted wide condemnation.

This is a summary of events surrounding the German parliamentary debate and vote on the "influx limitation law" on Friday, January 31, 2025:. No cooperation with the AfD, says CSU's Söder The leader of Bavaria's center-right Christian Social Union,

German lawmakers face another hugely contentious vote on Friday, days after a motion demanding reforms to migration laws passed in parliament with backing from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD),

The Alternative for Germany party helped conservatives push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold this week, breaking the long-standing “firewall” separating the party from mainstream politics.