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

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

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

Friedrich Merz, a leading German political figure, has raised serious concerns about what he calls a “new and unsettling ...

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 ...

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

Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. By Christopher F.

Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz said he would “control [Germany’s] borders and return those who are coming without ...

Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...