Germany’s conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, whose CDU/CSU coalition is leading polls by double digits, ...

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Germany will introduce permanent border controls and will send back to other countries all foreigners who illegally cross the ...

Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

Many mainstream leaders worry a pre-election debate over whether to ban Alternative for Germany will only boost the party ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

German parliament faces pre-election immigration showdown as conservative Opposition considers support from far-right AfD, ...

As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.

An angry pre-election showdown on immigration flared in Germany's parliament Wednesday as the conservative opposition said it ...

Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised the leader of her Christian Democrats (CDU), Friedrich Merz, for drawing on ...

Germany's conservatives have pushed through a motion aimed at curbing immigration with the backing of the far-right AfD. What does it mean for the future of Germany with crucial elections weeks away?