Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

A who's who of German talent signed an open letter calling for political leaders to "uphold democratic values" after a ...

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

Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...

Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties ...

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

A non-binding motion to restrict immigration has sparked outrage after citizens said the conservative CDU/CSU broke a promise not to work with the far-right AfD. Protesters in Berlin gathered outside ...