With just two weeks to go (Feb 23 rd ) will the German elections, a number of new, national polls underline the lead of the ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 13th (local time), Merz stated, "We cannot overlook what happened ...

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

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 ...

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

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), believes he is set to become Germany's next chancellor after the general election on February 23. At the final party ...