Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaks at a press conference at the CDU ...

The basics of policy put forward by the CDU-CSU candidate for chancellor ... Horst Seehofer, described Merkel's asylum policy as a "reign of injustice." Seehofer was not the only one though ...

After his conservative bloc came out ahead in German legislative elections with almost 30 percent of the vote, Friedrich Merz must now forge a coalition government. Merz has pledged to revive the ...

The vote immediately provoked a storm of condemnation, including from within the CDU, with Merkel taking a critical stance. It also triggered large-scale demonstrations in several cities across ...

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However, with Merz’s attempts to move the CDU further to the right than it was under Merkel’s leadership, the two parties could clash on issues such as immigration and welfare spending.

Early exit polls cited by multiple outlets project the CDU—the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel—is expected to get the highest share of votes in this election, likely positioning its ...

According to the exit polls, it looks likely former chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party will win power under new leader Friedrich Merz. “This is a very controversial issue, as we’ve heard ...

Friedrich Merz had to wait a long time for the electoral victory he achieved on Sunday. Twenty-five years ago, he was considered one of the leading candidates to head the conservative Christian ...

After which Merz took a backseat in German politics seeing no role for himself in Merkel's CDU and he later went on to criticise Merkel's leadership of the party slamming it as 'idle'. It is ...

Back in the early 2000s, after Merkel became leader of the CDU, she ousted Merz from his role as the party’s parliamentary leader, taking on the role herself. Merkel never made Merz a minister ...

where his mentor was the late CDU powerbroker Wolfgang Schaeuble. After chancellor Helmut Kohl's long reign ended in a slush fund scandal, Merkel soon sidelined Merz to take over the party and ...