Christian Democratic Union will neither enter coalition talks with the AfD nor form a minority government, ex-chairman Armin ...

Ministers in the German government are reshuffling after its ruling coalition effectively collapsed. The opposition have ...

The visit comes weeks before the German leader is set to ask his parliament for a vote of no confidence, which he is widely ...

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...

A Tougher Stance on Iran: Although direct military intervention is ruled out, Merz has indicated a more confrontational ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

The first major survey of voters after frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s controversial alignment with the far right suggests the gambit failed.

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, CNN’s Senior International Correspondent, Frederik Pleitgen asks Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner for German Chancellor and leader of the ...