Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and a love of aviation, is the favorite to become the country’s next chancellor in the federal election on ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel's recent criticism of current conservative leader Friedrich Merz's migration policy ...

The front-runner for Germany’s next chancellor has vowed to press on with plans to overhaul the country’s asylum policies despite nationwide protests over a political alliance with the far-Right.

Friedrich Merz broke ... the last conservative Chancellor, Angela Merkel, which has become a deadly burden not only to her party but to Germany as a whole. Merz, who was forced out of the CDU ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz ... a goal thwarted when Angela Merkel defeated him in the party’s 2002 leadership contest and went on to dominate the political arena for years.

Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz introduced a motion to debate ... On Thursday, former German chancellor and CDU leader Angela Merkel hit out at the Christian Democrats for ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control ...

Show more Show less Conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz was chided by Angela Merkel for seeking the far right's support Merz seeking the far-right AfD's support sparked protests ...