If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

Party officials feel they can secure a blocking minority in the next Bundestag, the point when Weidel will become Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

As the two frontrunners in Germany’s general election prepare to go head to head in the first televised debate, the former chancellor’s intervention is a sign of the concern within the political ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done ... policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018. Speaking ...

Even though the Alternative for Germany is highly unlikely to take a share of power soon, it has become a factor that other ...

The front-runner in Germany's upcoming election said Monday ... from his opponents and a public rebuke from ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel, who once led his own party. Tens of thousands of protesters ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...