The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...

Germany's Social Democrats are doubling down on criticism of conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, after a controversial bill on tighter migration policy tabled by his bloc was narrowly ...

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Monday said only the centre-right CDU/CSU alliance can stem the growth of the far-right ...

The German Bundestag has voted in favor of implementing stricter border controls, following rising immigration and security issues. The motion calls ...

Bill calling for tougher rules on migration widely criticised for undermining ‘firewall’ against working with far right.

POLITICO has processed 35 years’ worth of election data to find out why this month’s vote is messier than ever ― and what will happen next.

Support for Germany’s conservative opposition gained slightly in a new poll, suggesting CDU leader Friedrich Merz’s controversial push for tougher migration rules hasn’t hurt his election prospects. M ...

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats broke a political taboo by working with the hard-right Alternative for Germany to ...

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

Germany's mainstream parties were locked in talks on Friday in an attempt to avert the possibility of a law passing thanks to ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a shock setback in his bid to become chancellor after his effort to push ...