The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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

The possibilities for conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz to form a coalition government are looking increasingly ...

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

The man likely to lead Germany's next government has said there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...

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 ...

Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...