The man likely to lead Germany's next government has said there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, is focusing his campaign on proposals to revive the ...

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Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict ...

The leader of Germany's conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party to the Christian Democrats (CDU) ...

Despite opposition from the Social Democrats and the Greens, Merz thought he had enough support to pass the bill. His CDU/CSU bloc, along with the AfD, the liberal Free Democrats and the far-left BSW ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the ...

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...

German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks after the debate and a voting about ...

Tens of thousands of people protested across Germany on January 30 against the conservatives led by chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...