Friedrich Merz leaned the right-wing AfD party to push through measures to restrict immigration.

Germany’s conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, whose CDU/CSU coalition is leading polls by double digits, ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

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

If the law had passed, it would have been the first in the country's modern history to do so thanks to the support of the far ...

German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks at a debate about migration at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 ...

with apparent backing from a far-right party — a move that drew strong criticism of the front-runner in the campaign for next month’s election. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party ...