The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...
Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...
Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration ...
Germany’s likely next chancellor wants tougher migration measures even with far-right support, triggering a backlash ahead of ...
Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...
Friedrich Merz caused dismay within his party for saying the law was so important he was prepared to pass it with support from the far-right, nativist Alternative for Germany.
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil over weakening of Germany’s “firewall.” ...
Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after Bundestag rejects AfD-backed migration bill ...