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

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz ... was passed with support from the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a long-held political taboo in Germany.

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Germany's conservative opposition party is set to team up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to tackle migration - prompting anger from former Chancellor Angela Merkel. CDU leader ...

BERLIN — Germany’s former leader Angela Merkel has exposed a deep rift within the country’s conservative movement, slamming her party’s top brass over how it’s handling the rise of the far right. The ...

"The coming weeks will become a moment of truth for the conservative CDU and for Germany." Merz took over the CDU after Merkel, with whom he had often been at odds, stepped down as chancellor in 2021.

Angela Merkel has taken aim at the party she once led following the rising popularity and influence of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The former German Chancellor slammed the ...

Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties ...

Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union ... policy with votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Michael Kappeler/dpa ...