Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

German Parliament on Friday (local time) rejected the immigration bill pushed by opposition's Freidrich Merz to tighten rules ...

Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

Germany's parliament has rejected a controversial immigration overhaul proposed by the conservative CDU party. It would only ...

Ever since the end of World War II, Germany's mainstream political parties have vowed to not work with extremist right-wing ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

The next steps in the fatal midair plane and helicopter crash investigation. And, why nuclear testing could ramp up in the ...

Despite the defeat on Friday in the German parliament of his proposed immigration law, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly ...

Germany's parliament narrowly rejected a bill proposing stricter migration rules, sparking controversy over opposition leader ...

Germany's parliament rejected on Friday an opposition draft law on tightening immigration policy, averting the prospect of a ...