Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...

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

On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

Inciting hatred against migrants, rearmament, and cuts in social provisions stood at the centre of the recent prime-time ...

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...

Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela ... many of the former chancellor's political companions left. The CDU leader is most likely to face headwinds from the Bavarian sister party ...