Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

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

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor candidate from the CDU/CSU, criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, ...

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman speaks at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU ...

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has presented a five-point plan to end irregular migration. However, both EU and German ...

Mr Merz argued the need “to negotiate with the American side from a position of strength”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized the importance of avoiding trade barriers in global economics following U.S. President Trump's tariffs. Facing potential EU retaliation, Scholz advocates for ...

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