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

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

"After last week's events in the Bundestag, the democratic parties have become polarised," observed Merkel, as quoted by the ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The AfD was formed 12 years ago by liberal, conservative, and national forces as a protest against the general policies of the then-conservative chancellor, Angela Merkel. The AfD was formed 12 ...

Comment: Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz risking a joint parliamentary vote with the far-right AfD was not a move to enable them. Indeed, his actions were designed to avoid further ...