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German Protesters Condemn Chancellor Front-Runner Merz for Working with Neo-Nazi Party

HeadlineFeb 04, 2025

In Germany, 160,000 demonstrators rallied at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate Sunday to condemn conservative leader Friedrich Merz for collaborating with the extreme-right Alternative for Germany party to push an anti-immigrant measure. The bill ultimately failed after members of Merz’s own CDU party refused to support it. Merz has been favored to become Germany’s next chancellor in the upcoming elections.

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