Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

The result paves the way for snap elections to be held on 23 February, with polls indicating Germany could be heading for a ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

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

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

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.

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

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

Ever since Germany has had a competitive far-right party again, this iron law has transformed into a ‘firewall’.

European leaders warned on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked setting off a ...

Christian Democrat leader tells Anadolu that European allies must strengthen cooperation with Türkiye on shared foreign ...