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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his conservative rival Friedrich Merz faced off in a heated TV debate on Sunday, exactly ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says his centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party will "never" work with the AfD, calling the far-right party his "most ...

Standing ovations with slow, rhythmic applause are the order of the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 in November.

Friedrich Merz, the centre-Right leader of ... Germany has been rocked by protests this week against Mr Merz’s unprecedented co-operation with the AfD, breaking the so-called “firewall ...

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as exhilarating. And yet his explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash and a major legislative defeat. German Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

DAVOS – German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz ... European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Mr Merz also said that, should he win the snap general election on ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc have presented competing visions for the country's future. The center ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says his centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party will "never" work with the AfD, calling the far-right party his "most important ...