Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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

The CDU's candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz has travelled to Kyiv.

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.

Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

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 ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

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