Comment: Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz risking a joint parliamentary vote with the far-right AfD was not a move to enable them. Indeed, his actions were designed to avoid further ...

Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

The front-runner to be Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has faced criticism for accepting support from the ...

The former chancellor has slammed her conservative CDU party for passing a migration motion with help of the far-right AfD. Merkel blamed party leader Friedrich Merz for going back on a pledge not to ...

Germany's conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz was set to outline his plans on immigration and the economy at a party congress ...

In trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, Germany’s liberal politicians are pushing their country right back toward them. One of the most pointless cliches holds that “those who do not learn from ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...

German party leaders were engaged in furious last-minute talks on Friday, delaying a high-stakes debate on an immigration ...

Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.

An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany's parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it ...