The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...

A Tougher Stance on Iran: Although direct military intervention is ruled out, Merz has indicated a more confrontational ...

The first major survey of voters after frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s controversial alignment with the far right suggests the gambit failed.

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.

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

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor candidate from the CDU/CSU, criticized Donald Trump's tariffs on goods from Canada, ...

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

Ever since Germany has had a competitive far-right party again, this iron law has transformed into a ‘firewall’.

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a ...

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.