The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

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

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

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.” ...

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

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...

Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...

Social Democrat Scholz warns that Merz's proposal for permanent border controls would violate EU law, damage the economy, and ...

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

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

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong ...