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

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 ...

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 ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel's recent criticism of current conservative leader Friedrich Merz's migration policy ...

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

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