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Friedrich Merz during a Bundestag debate on a government statement on domestic policy issues in the German Bundestag, Berlin, 29 January 2025 Friedrich Merz (CDU) proposes a new law to tighten immigration controls and hints that he would also be open to support from the far-right party AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the vote

Date

Jan 31, 2025

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Christian Ender

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BRK25C64_267

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38,6Mb (3,8Mb) / 15,0in x 10,0in / 4500 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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