Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.

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

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Thousands of people protested in Berlin on Sunday against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and ...