every other mainstream German party refuses to invite it into government. That blockade is known in Germany as the “firewall,” and it is a direct result of the country’s post-World War II ...

In January, Merz flirted with abandoning the firewall, at least for a vote on ... who famously warned the CDU (and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU) that it should represent the interests ...

A deal with the SDP, party of current Chancellor Olaf Scholz who finished in a humbling third place, would allow Merz to keep the far-right AfD away from power. The AfD finished second with 20.8 ...

That's a result of what is often called a “firewall” against the anti-immigrant, far-right party. BERLIN (AP) — Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has established itself as a significant ...

The task of tending the firewall’s flame was judged so important that the parties of the center increased their cooperation with the Green Party and the old East German Left. On immigration ...

That's a result of what is often called a “firewall” against the anti-immigrant, far-right party. Other parties say they won't work with Alternative for Germany, which is under observation by ...