As the crisis-ridden nation prepares for Feb. 23 elections, the only point most Germans agree on is that things aren’t going ...

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Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his ...

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Hold on: It’s been a roller coaster week in German politics, thanks to the taboo-breaking tactics of conservative leader and frontrunner to be the next chancellor, Friedrich Merz. Historic vote: On ...

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly ...

The country's favourite to become next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, proposed a motion asking, among other points, for the end of family reunification for those with subsidiary protection and ...

Germany's parliament has narrowly rejected an opposition-sponsored bill calling for tougher rules on migration that risked ...