The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc have presented competing...

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to...

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists he would 'never' cooperate with the far right in the way he says his rival Friedrich Merz has done. Meanwhile,...

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

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

by Frank ZELLERAn angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany's parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it would...

The former chancellor has slammed her conservative CDU party for passing a migration motion with help of the far-right AfD. Merkel blamed party leader...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, hitherto favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, suffered a blow three weeks before a national election...