Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...
Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...
Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...
Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...
As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...