Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old conservative leader, is in pole-position to become Germany's next chancellor, in a vote ...

The center-right opposition is favored to win, while polls point to the strongest result for a far-right party since World ...

What Germans decide in national elections that are likely to produce a new chancellor will be of critical importance as Europe re-evaluates relations with the Trump administration.

Suppressing dissent from what elites regard as ‘acceptable’ policies is the route to undermining democracy.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to ...

Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at ...

Germany is preparing for high-stakes elections, amid fears that far-right sentiment rising while migration policies sit at ...

Ahead of Sunday’s national parliamentary vote, a new band of influencers is bringing a more youthful edge to the party known ...

Front-runner Friedrich Merz vows to revive Germany’s stagnant economy and defend Europe’s interests in the face of a ...

Musk has emerged as a fervent supporter of Alternative for Germany, a far-right, anti-immigrant party that is polling in ...

Merz told the crowd his party would not consider "any kind of cooperation, let alone coalition" with the AfD. "I would betray the soul of the CDU, if I were to reach out even with my little finger ...