Christian Democratic Union will neither enter coalition talks with the AfD nor form a minority government, ex-chairman Armin ...

The visit comes weeks before the German leader is set to ask his parliament for a vote of no confidence, which he is widely ...

Friedrich Merz, the CDU’s candidate for chancellor in Germany’s upcoming snap elections in February, is looking to shore up ...

A new premier in France and soon in Canada, a new coalition in Austria, new presidents in Georgia and Moldova despite ...

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...

A Tougher Stance on Iran: Although direct military intervention is ruled out, Merz has indicated a more confrontational ...

Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, the man poised to be the next chancellor has doubled down on ...

The first major survey of voters after frontrunner Friedrich Merz’s controversial alignment with the far right suggests the gambit failed.

As Germany enters the final few weeks of its election campaign, CNN’s Senior International Correspondent, Frederik Pleitgen asks Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner for German Chancellor and leader of the ...

Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on ...