In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

The country once seen as a climate trailblazer is in danger of becoming a laggard, as the party almost certain to lead the ...

Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as opposition chief Friedrich Merz, ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, has said that Europe must be united in foreign, security ...

Friedrich Merz has pledged to take a leading role in uniting the continent in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...