If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done. The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by ...

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz ... or nationalist parties. Merz even received a rare public rebuke from former Chancellor Angela Merkel, who called his decision ...

[Photo/Agencies] Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader Friedrich Merz over his willingness to cooperate with the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For weeks, Friedrich Merz appeared to be cruising towards his life-long dream of becoming Germany’s ...

There was an awkward moment at a political event in the German city of Hamburg when former chancellor Angela Merkel was ... CDU party's candidate, Friedrich Merz. Merkel was put off her stride ...

The front-runner to become Germany's Chancellor, Friedrich Merz ... the support of the far-right or nationalist parties. Merz even received a rare public rebuke from former Chancellor Angela Merkel, ...

So it was until last week, when it seemed all but certain that Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU ... The centre-right party, formerly led by Angela Merkel, has been buoyed by the ...