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, ...

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

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

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 ...

Wednesday's vote sent a political signal but doesn't change German law. On Friday, proposed legislation from the Union on less drastic changes to migration rules is to go to a vote. It could pass ...

Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration that could ...

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 ...

Germany's two largest Christian churches have jointly denounced opposition leader Friedrich Merz's plans to pass motions on ...

The vote, expected on Friday, adds to a controversy about the attitude of the front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election ...