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January 31, 2025

Protests Erupt as German Mainstream Parties Join Far-Right AfD to Pass Anti-Immigrant Bill
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In Germany, massive crowds of demonstrators took to the streets to
protest against two mainstream conservative parties - Christian
Democratic Union, or CDU, and Christian Social Union, or CSU -
cooperating with the far-right Alternative for Germany, Af D, to pass an
anti-immigrant measure. The nonbinding motion would allow authorities to
reject asylum seekers at the German border and facilitate deportations.
In a rare move, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned her
successor as head of the CDU, Friedrich Merz, for collaborating with the
extreme right. This is a protester speaking from Dresden Thursday.

Uta Fuchs: "I find that simply inconceivable, because, yes, for the
first time since 1932, no, 1945, this is the first time that a fascist
party or a party with very strong fascist tendencies - I don't want to
belittle that at all - exercised power here and that must not be allowed
to happen in Germany."

Germans will head to the polls for a federal election on February 23.


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