Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

"After last week's events in the Bundestag, the democratic parties have become polarised," observed Merkel, as quoted by the ...

An ultimately failed tightening of German asylum policy with the help of the votes of the right-wing populist Alternative for ...

Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, firmly defends her criticism of the CDU for cooperating with the AfD, ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

Up to 700,000 people demonstrated in towns throughout Germany on 1-2 Feb after the Bundestag (German Parliament) voted to ...

Comment: Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz risking a joint parliamentary vote with the far-right AfD was not a move to enable them. Indeed, his actions were designed to avoid further ...