The bill’s defeat — after Merz secured the passage of a similar motion on Wednesday — suggests that some of his own ...

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

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

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.

The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

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

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...