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

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

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

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Angela Merkel, which has become a deadly burden not only to her party but to Germany as a whole. Merz, who was forced out of the CDU’s leadership more than two decades ago and returned only ...

An ultimately failed tightening of German asylum policy with the help of the votes of the right-wing populist Alternative for ...

It was perhaps the most dramatic week for German politics in decades as the Bundestag on Friday held three nail-biting votes ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel's recent criticism of current conservative leader Friedrich Merz's migration policy ...

Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...