Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

Fresh protests against the extreme-Right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, ...

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

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, ...

Fresh protests against the extreme right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

An 80-year firewall has been shattered as the centre-right offers to team up with the far-right AfD to pass tougher ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

Following the controversial Bundestag votes on migration policy, the CSU and CDU Union parties are trying to distance ...

Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.