The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...

The result paves the way for snap elections to be held on 23 February, with polls indicating Germany could be heading for a ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

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 Merz February 4, 2025 EU can 'solve' Trump challenge — Germany's Merz The head of Germany's conservative opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, Friedrich Merz, has called for ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs that he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "short term" ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

The date January 29, 2025 will be remembered for a long time in Germany. It was the day the conservative group comprising the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, the largest ...

Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...

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

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...