Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, firmly defends her criticism of the CDU for cooperating with the AfD, ...

Germany’s Christian Democrat leader Friedrich Merz has broken a long-established “firewall” isolating the far right. A vote ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

The opinion of German citizens about ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has deteriorated markedly since the end of her reign, ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

As the two frontrunners in Germany’s general election prepare to go head to head in the first televised debate, the former chancellor’s intervention is a sign of the concern within the political ...

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

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...

Merkel, who once led the CDU, said in the statement she thought it was "wrong" for Merz "to no longer feel bound by this proposal." Asked on Wednesday about her criticism of Merz, Merkel said that ...

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