Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning SPD and his main rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CSU/CDU bloc ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

Following the controversial Bundestag votes on migration policy, the CSU and CDU Union parties are trying to distance ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday warned of a "European crisis" if his conservative rival Friedrich Merz passes proposed reforms to migration law, as the rivals faced off in a heated TV debate.

The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter ...

The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...

Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...

An immigration bill from Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz and backed controversially by the ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...