These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...

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.

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

The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding ...

It was perhaps the most dramatic week for German politics in decades as the Bundestag on Friday held three nail-biting votes ...

The centre-right CDU party leader sparked fierce criticism on Wednesday for accepting the far right's support in pushing a ...

Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...

MPs vote against a law proposed by the main conservative opposition and supported by Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...

Demonstrators descended on Berlin Sunday to protest last week's decision by Germany's conservatives to make overtures to the ...