Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.

Last week Merz made it clear that he did not mind if the AfD voted for his proposals on curbing migration. The far-right party voted on both pieces of legislation Merz proposed, helping push the ...

Germany's conservatives doubled down Friday on allowing the far-right AfD to back their pre-election push to restrict ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Wednesday that the initiative launched by the head of the conservative opposition and ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue ...

A non-binding motion advocating for tougher border and asylum regulations has passed, backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament on Wednesday narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's main challenger to turn ...

The attack in Aschaffenburg is the latest in a series of violent incidents in Germany, intensifying fears surrounding ...

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Numerous candles are placed in Aschaffenburg, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 following the fatal attack in a park. (Daniel Vogl/dpa via AP) German opposition leader and chairman of the Christian ...

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, has vowed to crackdown on illegal immigration if he becomes chancellor after Bundestag elections next month. Merz said on ...