Bundestag Votes On CDU-Sponsored Bill On Immigration And Border Security

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 31: Leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) chancellor candidate Alice Weidel arrives at the Bundestag prior to a vote on a series of measures sponsored by the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) concerning immigration and border security on January 31, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. CDU leader and chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz introduced the measures as a motion on Wednesday that carried thanks to AfD support. The calculated move was unprecedented and has sparked a nationwide public outcry and condemnation from other political parties. Merz's legislative initiative follows the recent stabbing by an immigrant in Aschaffenburg that left two people dead. Germany is scheduled to hold snap federal parliamentary elections on February 23. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)