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 ...

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 ...

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

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...

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

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

The German parliament narrowly rejected on Friday a bill sponsored by conservatives and the far right calling for stricter ...

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.” ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue ...

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