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

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

BERLIN — With Germany’s election less than a month away, center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown cold water on the prospect of reviving the country’s traditional grand coalition — bluntly ...

The CDU's stricter migration policy, backed by the far-right AfD, has sparked protests in Berlin and heightened political ...

behind conservatives BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Germany's government and opposition parties duelled on Monday over rival border control policies, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz, favourite ...

BERLIN — German conservatives’ determination not to play ball with the far right is ebbing away. Friedrich Merz, favorite to be chancellor after next month’s election, signaled he’d try to push ...

BERLIN: Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, leading in the race to become Germany's next chancellor, pledged on Monday (Jan 27) to bring a law on restoring border controls before parliament this ...

In this edition of Berlin Briefing, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it all down with writer John Kampfner. Who is Friedrich Merz? Why did he have a feud with Angela Merkel?

Leader and top candidate for chancellor of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz speaks during a meeting of the European People's Party (EPP) in Berlin on January 18, 2025. (Photo ...

BERLIN – Ukraine must win the war against Russia, regain lost territory and be free to join military alliances, Mr Friedrich Merz – favourite to become Germany’s next chancellor – said on ...

BERLIN - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the lost trust of key allies and ensure Berlin is more assertive on ...