The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor candidate from the CDU/CSU, criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, ...

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

The conservative CDU/CSU party is hardening its stance on irregular immigration. Others in Europe have already paved the way.

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

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

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

Social Democrat Scholz warns that Merz's proposal for permanent border controls would violate EU law, damage the economy, and ...