A new German opinion poll augurs yet more bad news for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's beleaguered conservatives, showing their approval slip further, ahead of elections in ten days' time in the

By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany's interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".

A spokesman for Merz declined to give a reason for the cancellation, but noted in response to questions fr­­­om journalists that it was not due to scheduling conflicts.

Friedrich Merz cancelled a phone call with Donald Trump hours after the US president celebrated the AfD’s election win.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s public congratulatory message on the recent electoral victory of Germany’s far-right populist party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) in the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament election prompted Chancellor Friedrich Merz to abruptly cancel a scheduled phone call with Trump on September 9 (local time) to commemorate the 25th

EADaily, September 9th, 2026. The German Chancellor and the co-chairman of the Alternative for Germany party have entered into a debate about Germany's policy towards Ukraine, migration and the economy,

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the far-right AfD of pushing "ethnic cleansing" through its remigration campaign after the party's stunning win in Saxony-Anhalt. Merz also cancelled a scheduled call with Trump after the US president praised the AfD's election result on Truth Social.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday he remained sceptical that proceedings to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party would

The state election result could lead to a debate over the future of the firewall that has kept the Alternative for Germany out of power.

PM Modi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke over the phone, reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the India-Germany Strategic Partnership. They discussed cooperation in trade, defence, clean energy,