Germany's Merz faces backlash after vote
Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, as it relied on votes from AfD members in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, to pass a nonbinding vote on tougher border and asylum rules.
Conservative leader Merz to 'lead Germany forward' after election
Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Monday that he is ready to lead the country as his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) assembled in Berlin for a party conference weeks ahead of national elections.
The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...
Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...
Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.
Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support ...
The Christian Democrats have vividly demonstrated that they will not be dissuaded from embracing the Alternative for Germany ...
Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democrats has reaffirmed his principled rejection of cooperation ...
With less than three weeks until the German elections, the CDU leader and likely future chancellor insists he won’t govern ...
Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.
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