Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration legislation ahead of Feb. 23 elections - Anadolu Ajansı

The race to lead Germany is diverting through Switzerland, with a campaigning push in Davos set to showcase competing visions for how to revive Europe’s biggest economy.

Germany’s most powerful labor union and Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats slammed US billionaire Elon Musk’s increasingly fervent support for the right-wing Alternative for Germany party less than four weeks before snap elections.

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Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, leading Germany's chancellor race, plans to reintroduce border controls legislation, potentially aligning with far-right support. Criticized for risking mainstream politics' stability,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lauds President Donald Trump's plan to boost U.S. oil and gas exports, asserting that it benefits Europe and Germany. However, Scholz regrets Trump's decision to exit the Paris climate agreement.

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main rival in the federal elections next month of breaking a taboo by signaling his openness to pushing disputed measures on migration through parliament with the far-right Alternative for Germany.

Friedrich Merz, whose center-right Union bloc ... The general secretary of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democrats warned of a potential “political dam breach.”

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose center-left party trails ... His main election challenger, Friedrich Merz, whose center-right Union bloc leads polls, stepped up his party's vows to toughen migration ...

Latest YouGov poll shows Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc commanding 28% of voter support, leading Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats by 9 percentage points - Anadolu Ajansı

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side.

Greens accuse Merz of breaking firewall with AfD BERLIN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main rival in the federal elections next month of breaking a taboo by ...