Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), introduced a nonbinding motion in the ...

He is seen as a potential future leader of Germany, offering a solution to Europe's crisis of confidence, according to his supporters. Friedrich Merz, a well-known figure in his conservative party's ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian ...

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

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...

Friedrich Merz , chairman of the conservative Chistian Democratic Union (CDU), believes he is set to become Germany's next chancellor after the general election on February 23. At the final party conf ...

In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them.

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

A vote in Germanys national parliament (Bundestag) has led to fears that the firewall supposedly separating mainstream ...

party to pass tougher immigration laws. This move, which follows a similar reliance on the AfD earlier in the week, has drawn widespread criticism. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has accused Merz of ...