The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

Some in Germany are surprised at how willing he seems to be to cooperate with the far-right AfD.Germany' s opposition leader, Friedrich Merz from the conservative Christian Democratic Union, said Friday that he would seek to pass tougher migration measures in parliament next week.

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the CDU and candidate for German Chancellor, has announced plans to repair relations with Poland and France if he wins the upcoming election. During an event in Berlin organised by The Koerber Foundation,

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz after Germany's upcoming elections, is calling on the European Union to present a united front in response to US President-elect Donald Trump.

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream parties are increasingly playing into its rhetoric.

Friedrich Merz promises a swift crackdown on immigration if elected as chancellor next month following a fatal attack that left two dead in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side.

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor after Germany’s snap election next month, will take his campaign pitch to the World Economic Forum next week.

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union party, CDU, fixed at a lamppost

The CDU and AfD will vote together on immigration restriction both parties have said Germanys center-right Christian Democratic Un

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