Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in opinion polls, at around 22%, behind the CDU/CSU ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued a rare public ... runner in Germany's election next month — broke a long-standing pledge to not cooperate with the far-right Alternative ...

Angela Merkel — three years after stepping down as chancellor ... to rely on far-right votes to pass an anti-immigration motion in parliament. The deal broke a long-standing commitment to isolate the ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the anti-immigration AfD is threatening to upend politics in Europe’s most powerful ...

The front-runner to be Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has faced criticism for accepting support from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.View on euronews ...

that the criticism by Merkel, who is still a widely respected political figure in Germany, could damage Merz's standing within the party. Küfner later said Merkel’s condemnation was a major ...

Comment: Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz risking a joint parliamentary vote with the far-right AfD was not a move to enable them. Indeed, his actions were designed to avoid further ...

The vice president delivered a scolding speech advocating that Europe move over to accommodate the rising anti-migration, ...

breaking a long-standing taboo, and drawing criticism from former chancellor Angela Merkel.

Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.