The opposition leader has said he will on Jan 29 present two motions in Parliament calling for heightened security measures and the closure of German land borders to irregular migration.

That implied he would accept AfD support. German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks at an SPD election campaign event with a citizens' survey in the Festsaal Kreuzberg in Berlin, Tuesday ...

Wednesday's vote sent a political signal but doesn't change German law. On Friday, proposed legislation from the Union on less drastic changes to migration rules is to go to a vote. It could pass ...

with the help of a far-right party — a move that drew strong criticism of the front-runner in the campaign for next month's election.