Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...

The former chancellor has slammed her conservative CDU party for passing a migration motion with help of the far-right AfD.

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her ...

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

Angela Merkel criticized her successor, Friedrich Merz, for collaborating with the far-right in passing an immigration bill.

Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel hat sich in den Wahlkampf eingemischt und ihren christdemokratischen Parteifreund Friedrich Merz kritisiert, der im Bundestag mit den Stimmen der AfD eine strikte ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

The former German Chancellor has publicly criticised her former party in the wake of far-right AfD's rising popularity.