German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz wants stricter migration policies following a deadly stabbing in Aschaffenburg. Some in the country are surprised at how willing he seems to cooperate with the far-right AfD.

The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), firmly rejected any cooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in an interview with public broadcaster ARD on Friday evening.

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling on the European Union to present a united front in response to US President-elect Donald Trump.

The country's upcoming vote could determine the future of its struggling economy and Europe's political stability

Friedrich Merz promises a swift crackdown on immigration if elected as chancellor next month following a fatal attack that left two dead in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor after Germany’s snap election next month, will take his campaign pitch to the World Economic Forum next week.

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, fixed at a lamppost

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The CDU and AfD will vote together on immigration restriction both parties have said Germanys center-right Christian Democratic Un

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