Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election ...

An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

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

Support for Germany's conservative bloc fell by 2 percentage points to 28% within a week, a survey showed on Tuesday after ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

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

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...

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

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