I do not approve of someone in Trump’s orbit attempting such direct interference in Germany’s elections,” says Friedrich Merz.

The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

Sankt Ingbert, Germany - February 06, 2025 The president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, delivers a speech during a campaign event in Sankt ...

Germany is heading toward a crucial election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition ...

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

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz took aim at the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) on Thursday, saying that any votes ...

Friedrich Merz hopes to lure away AfD supporters, but will he alienate voters in the ideological middle?