Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

In a dramatic swing to the right, Friedrich Merz’s CDU is proposing Germany breaches EU law by closing its borders to migrants.

The German parliament rejected an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy on Friday, two days after the ...

The breaking of a taboo among mainstream German parties on cooperation with the far right looks set to complicate efforts to ...

The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz defiantly vowed Friday to pass a bill to restrict immigration with ...

Germany's parliament could pass a law thanks to far-right support for the first time in the country's post-war history on ...

Germany's conservatives were able to pass a strict immigration motion with votes by the far-right party, marking a historic ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue ...

The former German Chancellor has publicly criticised her former party in the wake of far-right AfD's rising popularity.