Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...
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.
Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...
The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...
The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...
Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...
The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...
As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...