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

The front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has prompted fierce backlash after relying on far-right votes to push a motion through parliament — breaking a longtime taboo. ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has presented a five-point plan to end irregular migration. However, both EU and German law would make it difficult for him to set his plan in motion.

Conservatives have cooperated with the far-right AfD for the first time, amid growing support from the tech billionaire.

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her ...

The front-runner to be Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has faced criticism for accepting support from the ...

A non-binding motion to restrict immigration has sparked outrage after citizens said the conservative CDU/CSU broke a promise not to work with the far-right AfD. Protesters in Berlin gathered outside ...

Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...

Did Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, fall into a trap? Or is he forcing other mainstream parties to confront what ...

Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...