This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says his centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party will "never" work with the AfD, calling the far-right party his "most ...

Standing ovations with slow, rhythmic applause are the order of the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 in November.

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash and a major legislative defeat. German Christian Democratic Union (CDU ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as exhilarating. And yet his explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc have presented competing visions for the country's future. The center ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says his centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party will "never" work with the AfD, calling the far-right party his "most important ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, vowed to hold course on his disputed plan to limit ...

Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday clashed with opposition leader Friedrich Merz in a heated debate, accusing him of accepting favours from the far-right AfD party. Merz’s conservative ...