Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

With less than four weeks before Germany’s federal election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his conservative challenger Friedrich ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national ...

The centre-right CDU party leader sparked fierce backlash on Wednesday for accepting the far right's support in pushing a ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

Germany's parliament narrowly rejected a bill proposing stricter migration rules, sparking controversy over opposition leader ...

You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on our side, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Which side has more sex appeal?” ...

Election posters at a street in Duesseldorf, Germany, show the top candidates for chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Green Party, Friedrich Merz of the CDU and Olaf Scholz for the SPD, from left, prior ...