German Opposition Gambles With Far-Right on Immigration, and Loses NYT Par : Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley 31 janvier 2025 à 17:53 Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. © Ebrahim Noroozi/Associated PressFriedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the Christian Democrats, speaking during a session of the German Parliament in Berlin, on Friday.