Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.

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

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

The CDU's candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz has travelled to Kyiv.

Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a ... The man who has been heavily favored to become Germany’s next chancellor took an extraordinary gamble this week, both for his political ...

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

Merz drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last week calling for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its ...