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

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

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

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

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

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

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

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

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has put demands for a more restrictive approach to migration at the centre of his campaign ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's CDU/CSU conservative bloc which is leading polls ahead of the Feb. 23 vote, is keen ...

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...