A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...

Friedrich Merz's CDU win in Germany's early election signaled a shift in the political landscape, as dissatisfaction with ...

A conservative alliance made up of the CDU and CSU is set to lead Germany again, but the new coalition government will have ...

Last month, the German Bundestag passed a "five-point migration plan" that entailed a dramatic tightening of the country's ...

Conservatives expected to have tough coalition talks after the far-right AfD surged to become Germany’s second-largest party.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” ...

BERLIN - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Germany's Left party jointly secured one third of seats in the new parliament that is required to block changes to the constitution, including ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives have won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

Friedrich Merz from the CDU/CSU likely to form new government with battered Social Democrats while pro-renewables Greens no ...

The Leader of the AfD remarks that America can have a docile Germany and pay most of its defense bills — or leave Germany to ...

Friedrich Merz’s Conservatives celebrate win as far right party makes record gains - Likely new chancellor has ruled out ...

BERLIN - German conservatives under likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move quickly to try to form a ...