Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, speaks during a session at the ...

Friedrich Merz, the country's favourite to become next chancellor, will bring his proposals to parliament even if it means ...

Latest polls show CDU/CSU still has strong lead ahead of election, migration policy debate heats up, BMW calls for lower EU ...

Germany’s parliament has narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants ...

A month before Germany’s federal election, chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival of embracing populism and ...

Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the far right in pressuring the German government to tighten migration laws has upended the campaign three weeks before general elections.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), has celebrated the Bundestag vote in favour of more ...

On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with AfD support, triggering a fierce pre-election ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...

Germany is under attack from China, a senior opposition MP has warned, as Berlin grapples with a fresh wave of cyber attacks ...