The former chancellor’s intervention exposes a deepening rift within Germany’s conservatives over how to handle the AfD’s ...

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the centre-right CDU, relied on support from AfD to pass parliamentary motion on migration.

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

Conservatives have cooperated with the far-right AfD for the first time, amid growing support from the tech billionaire.

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...