Germany's Center-right Christian Democratic Union leader and chancellor front-runner Friedrich Merz proposed a major overhaul of Germany's migration policies and signaled his willingness to accept support from the far-right Alternative for Germany party to pass the legislation, Die Welt reported on Jan. 24. In response to widespread backlash, Merz revised the proposal — scheduled for parliamentary debate and a vote the week of Jan. 27 — to include explicit language condemning Alternative for Germany, referring to the party as "our political opponent."