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

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right ...

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

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

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 on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his ...

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

Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is convening in Berlin on Monday to vote on an "immediate action ...

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