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 ...

Protesters in Berlin gathered outside CDU headquarters.Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Germany on Thursday to protest ...

The decision in Germany’s parliament to allow the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to secure a majority with its votes ...

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

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

With just weeks remaining before Germany’s election, Elon Musk has openly endorsed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens to Friedrich Merz (R), Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and parliamentary group leader of the CDU/Christian Social Union in ...

Friedrich Merz, Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) Chairman and CDU/Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) parliamentary group leader in the German Bundestag, walks from his office to ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

Over 1,000 of people protested in the eastern German city of Erfurst on Friday against efforts by the centre-right Christian ...