Germany, Friedrich Merz

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
An endorsement from Elon Musk, 5 million euros in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet ...
Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.” ...
Christian Democrat leader Merz, frontrunner to become chancellor after the February 23 election, rejected suggestions he had breached mainstream parties’ “firewall” against the AfD ...
The rally in the German capital comes in the wake of the conservative CDU/CSU leaning on the support of the far-right AfD in parliament to push through a migration bill. Protesters chanted "Shame on ...
Around 160,000 gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, next to the Bundestag lower house, according to the Berlin police. The ...
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Germany to protest against the CDU and AfD.
Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...