Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

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

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

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has slammed her conservative rival Friedrich Merz after a ...

Conservative frontrunner, Friedrich Merz, had declared his willingness to pass a migration law with AfD support, weakening Germany’s far-right “firewall.” ...

Election posters at a street in Duesseldorf, Germany, show the top candidates for chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Green Party, Friedrich Merz of the CDU and Olaf Scholz for the SPD, from left, prior ...

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

Mr. Merz is trying to show voters that he and his party are serious about tightening Germany’s borders and following through on deportations of migrants whom authorities have determined should ...

Merz's plan to introduce permanent controls at Germany's exterior borders to asylum seekers is a direct rejection of the European policies of the Schengen Agreement, which does away with checks at ...