German Chancellor Olaf Scholz puts his voting card into a ballot box for a vote to pass a bill to restrict immigration at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) on January 31, 2025 in Berlin. Germany's conservative CDU and its Bavarian allies the CSU parties have proposed a so-called Influx Limitation Act which would restrict family reunions for rejected asylum seekers with stays of deportation. The opposition leader's efforts in parliament for a crackdown on immigration with the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is sparking widespread condemnation and street protests. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)