Munich (Germany) (AFP) – Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support for Ukraine as he outlined his foreign ...

It was "a question of fundamental importance." Friedrich Merz, the leader of the opposition CDU, used the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to see a non-binding resolution on ...

For weeks, Friedrich Merz appeared to be cruising towards his life-long dream of becoming Germany’s chancellor by focusing on a pro-business pitch to revive Europe’s largest economy.

BERLIN — Early signs suggest Germany’s conservatives may have lost their big bet. Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to align with the far right on tough immigration measures ...

Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz said he would “control [Germany’s] borders and return those who are coming without ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote. The slide in popularity comes after the CDU's candidate for chancellor ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, says his centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) party will "never" work with the AfD, calling the far-right party his "most ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman speaks at the 37th federal party ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, vowed to hold course on his disputed plan to limit migration despite public protest and to restore growth to the country’s ...

Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, speaks at the 37th federal party conference of the CDU. The CDU wants to adopt an "immediate program" at the party conference ...

Before the Bundestag elections on 25 February tens of thousands protest against CDU lead candidate Friedrich Merz across Germany Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people took to the streets ...