Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, vowed to hold course on his disputed plan to limit ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his ...

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

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.

Friedrich Merz, a leading German political figure, has raised serious concerns about what he calls a “new and unsettling ...

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

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.