And yet it is anything but guaranteed how party chairman Friedrich Merz can govern a country in which the far-right Alternative for Germany comes second, polarization hits record levels, and ...

This may be the year the firewall collapses. The AfD is now polling at about 22 percent nationally and seems destined for a ...

Only 15% of women identify Merz as the political leader best suited to become chancellor, compared to 21% of men. The only other candidate demonstrating a similar divide is Alice Weidel, leader of the ...

If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down ...

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive Europe’s largest economy - Anadolu Ajansı ...

If you follow these things closely, you may have seen a clip of the chairman of the Munich Security Conference breaking down ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

Germans will head to the polls Sunday looking for leadership at a deeply uncertain time, but all eyes will be trained on a ...

An American vice president went to Munich to carry on about his idealism while breaking bread with those who would obliterate democratic ideals.

Germany’s first female Chancellor, hailed as a leader of the free world, Merkel's departure from office was accompanied by ...