BERLIN (Reuters) - Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, leading in the race to become Germany's next chancellor, pledged on ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has announced plans to push for stricter immigration laws, even if it requires the ...

Angela Merkel was elected leader of Germany in 2005, and she held that position until she retired in 2021. She was the first woman to be chancellor and led Germany longer than any ...

Friedrich Merz promises a swift crackdown on immigration if elected as chancellor next month following a fatal attack that left two dead in Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language ... than the origins of her political Weltanschauung. Given that the CDU is Germany’s natural party of government, ruling alone or ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the preservation of Europe's transatlantic partnership with the United States ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. The ...

Violent attacks linked to foreign suspects in Germany, including a deadly stabbing on Wednesday when the attacker targeted pre-school children, have prompted political parties to demand stricter ...

Given that the CDU is Germany’s natural party of government ... Newly appointed German chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office in Berlin on Nov. 22, 2005. (Jockel Finck/AP) If this ...