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

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

Germany's election frontrunner Friedrich Merz on Monday called on his conservative CDU to "stay the course" after mass ...

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

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

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

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

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) listens to Friedrich Merz (R), Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and parliamentary group leader of the CDU/Christian Social Union in ...