Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for using the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to push a hard-line migration ...

Germany's conservative opposition party is set to team up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to tackle migration - prompting anger from former Chancellor Angela Merkel. CDU leader ...

Angela Merkel — three years after stepping down as chancellor ... in a statement on what Germans refer to as the “firewall” meant to shut out the AfD. Merkel referred to an agreement Merz made in ...

The AfD was formed 12 years ago by liberal, conservative, and national forces as a protest against the general policies of the then-conservative chancellor, Angela Merkel. The AfD was formed 12 ...

BERLIN — Germany’s former leader Angela Merkel has exposed a deep rift within the country’s conservative movement, slamming her party’s top brass over how it’s handling the rise of the far right. The ...

Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union ... with votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Michael Kappeler/dpa ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a highly ... support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In a statement, Merkel accused CDU leader Friedrich Merz of turning his ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz ... with support from the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a long-held political taboo in Germany.

Angela Merkel has taken aim at the party she once led following the rising popularity and influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The former German Chancellor slammed the ...

Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised her own party leader for passing a motion in parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). In a statement ...

Angela Merkel said her successor's tactical move was ... relying for the first time on votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his allies ...