This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Friedrich Merz has warned of potential political or legal consequences for Elon Musk after he endorsed the far-right ...

The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

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In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...

The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...