Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. By Christopher F.

The German Bundestag passed Friedrich Merz's so-called five-point migration plan — which promised a dramatic tightening of the country's migration and asylum law — through parliament.

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, suffered a major political defeat on Friday as his controversial immigration bill backed by the far right was ...

As part of its Confidence to Be platform, Merz Aesthetics surveyed 15,000 adults from around the world who have had an aesthetic treatment in the past or are open to having one in the near future.

Germany’s center-left governing parties have cast doubt on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz can still be trusted not to bring the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, into ...

BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election next ...

Hold on: It’s been a roller coaster week in German politics, thanks to the taboo-breaking tactics of conservative leader and frontrunner to be the next chancellor, Friedrich Merz. Historic vote: On ...

Rare intervention by former Chancellor Merkel Says Merz was wrong to push bill through with help of far right Merz set to become Germany's next leader after Feb. 23 election BERLIN, Jan 30 ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Germany’s opposition leader Friedrich Merz has failed to push through a migration bill backed by the far ...

Growing up in the south of England in the early 1950s, Britt Allcroft liked to stop at a railway bridge on her walk to school and wait for a steam train to come charging by. “That wonderful ...