Italy is considering a return to nuclear power as part of its strategy to achieve carbon neutrality and increase energy ...

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Speaking to CNN in Berlin following his Christian Democratic Party’s (CDU) convention, Friedrich Merz said he would “control [Germany’s] borders and return those who are coming without ...

Friedrich Merz is chasing voters defecting to the buoyant AfD and says that his policies are “right even if the wrong people ...

Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s Union bloc has been leading polls ahead of the Feb. 23 election. But he drew protests after he put a motion to parliament last week calling for ...

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to toughen rules on immigration. It did not pay off. By Christopher F.