German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become the next chancellor, has called for stronger security measures after a car ploughed into a trade union rally in Munich, injuring ...

Elon Musk will face consequences for meddling in Germany's election campaign, Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become the ...

This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for ...

The vote weakens opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who had faced criticism for aligning with the AfD. Listen to Story Conservatives failed to unite on the bill Opposition leader Friedrich Merz's ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the ...

But this time 12 conservative lawmakers opted not to back the draft bill sponsored by their own leader Friedrich Merz, who opinion polls suggest will be Germany’s next chancellor after a ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz also wants to cut taxes and deregulate the economy. And if the predictions hold true, he will soon be Germany’s new chancellor. Then again, and ...

Germany's opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, has come under fire for seeking support from far-right politicians for an immigration bill, ITV News' Correspondent Geraint Vincent reports Germany's ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz has put demands for a more restrictive approach to migration at the center of his campaign for the Feb. 23 election since a deadly knife attack last week by a ...