Merz distances himself from far right during DW interview "The AfD wants to destroy the CDU. You can't seriously believe that I would have talks with those who openly declare that they want to ...

It was "a question of fundamental importance." Friedrich Merz, the leader of the opposition CDU, used the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see a non-binding resolution on ...

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized Democrats on Wednesday after President Trump signed an executive order to protect girls and women’s sports. Trump signed the “No Men in Women’s ...

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, is wagering that despite his country’s Nazi past, its voters aren’t all that different from other Europeans. As mainstream parties ...

Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz said he would “control [Germany’s] borders and return those who are coming without ...

BERLIN — Early signs suggest Germany’s conservatives may have lost their big bet. Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to align with the far right on tough immigration measures ...

Friedrich Merz, the centre-Right leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, suffered a major political defeat on Friday when his migration bill backed by Alternative for Germany (AfD ...