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

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

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 ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before ...

Friedrich Merz, likely the next chancellor, shocks the country by promising to control its borders.

Merz drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last week calling for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its ...

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

The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...