Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...
The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week. MPs vote against a law proposed by the ...
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...
The man likely to lead Germany's next government says there would be no cooperation with the far-right AfD. Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc has faced flak after accepting AfD support on ...
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...
As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...