Germany’s conservative candidate, Friedrich Merz, suggested he’d push through tougher migration measures even with AfD ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

While cuts of pensions at face value are ruled out in Germany by law, Scholz warns that in ‘real’ terms, adjusted for purchasing power, pensions could nevertheless fall if his reform is not adopted.

Merz, whose centre-right bloc currently tops the polls, is toughening his stance on migration ahead of federal elections next ...

In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream ...

Merz, favorite to become Germany’s next chancellor, said he wants peace in Ukraine, but not at the cost of offering up ...

The conservatives are leading in German election polls, but they'll need a coalition partner to govern with, such as the ...

The co-leader of Germany's Greens has asked for "clarification" from Friedrich Merz after hints that the conservative leader ...

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake ...

Opposition head Friedrich Merz is calling for reforms to Germany's migration laws after a deadly knife attack in which an ...