Germany’s far-right ‘firewall’ under strain as migration debate flares

by Frank ZELLER An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany’s parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it would accept support from lawmakers of the far-right AfD, breaching a long-standing taboo. Centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz told his election rival Friedrich Merz that any cooperation with the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party would be…

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