I do not approve of someone in Trump’s orbit attempting such direct interference in Germany’s elections,” says Friedrich Merz.

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

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

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, will focus his campaign on proposals to revive the ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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