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Left-to-right: chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party and faction Friedrich Merz, Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-chairman Lars Klingbeil, State Premier of Bavaria Markus Soeder, and Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-chairwoman Saskia Esken. Photo: PAP/EPA/CLEMENS BILAN

Germany’s CDU reaches preliminary coalition deal with SPD, party leaders say

Jointly, the parties control 328 seats in the 630 Bundestag.

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UPDATE: Thousands of Germans rally against extremism as migration becomes top concern for voters

Around 250,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Munich to protest against right-wing extremism, as a survey showed that migration is German voters’ main concern ahead of this month’s general election.

Protesters gathered in Dresden before Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the German Christian Democrats was scheduled to speak at an election campaign tour stop. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Protests in Germany after conservatives push through immigration move with far-right

Tens of thousands of people protested across Germany on Thursday night against the conservatives led by chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz for pushing through a proposal on tighter immigration control with the help of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Berlin participates in peacekeeping missions under the auspices of NATO and the United Nations. Archive image. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Germany must send peacekeepers to Ukraine, says CDU politician

Germany should send its military to serve as peacekeepers in Ukraine, a prominent MP of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union opposition party said.

German MP Alexander Dobrindt (CSU). Photo: Adam Berry/Getty Images

German MP blasted after saying unemployed Ukrainian refugees should go back home

A German politician faced backlash after he suggested unemployed refugees from Ukraine should be sent back to their war-torn country.

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Germany’s CDU party falls victim to major hacking attack

A week before the European elections, the Christian Democratic CDU party has fallen victim to a major cyber attack on the party’s network.