Friedrich Merz hopes to lure away AfD supporters, but will he alienate voters in the ideological middle?

Germany is heading toward a crucial election following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition ...

Migration is one of the most debated topics in German politics. From deportations to a complete overhaul of asylum rights, party views differ greatly. An overview.

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

The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

Three of Germany's best-known corporate leaders spoke out on Thursday against what they called growing hostility to ...

At 99, and after having survived three concentration camps, this citizen decided to return the Order of Merit after the ...

An ultimately failed tightening of German asylum policy with the help of the votes of the right-wing populist Alternative for ...

Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.

In the United States, as in Europe, the advent of national citizenship has mirrored and fueled the growth and centralization ...