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

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 ...

German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks after the debate and a voting about migration at the German parliament Bundestag.

Social trust in Germany is declining, a new report based on the Berggruen Governance Index (BGI) ahead of Germany’s February 23 parliamentary election warns. However, a possible ...

On Australia Day, Sydney’s Circular Quay, between the magnificent Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, was thronged with ...

High levels of governance have masked a slow decline in Germany, with political, economic, and social fractures "festering ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

For the first time in the 75-year post-war history of the German parliament, one of the major parliamentary groups has made ...

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Friedrich Merz’s hard-line shift on migration is a calculated gambit by the German conservative leader to neutralize the far ...

The head of the Department of Government Efficiency shows up, albeit virtually, at a rally of the Alternative für Deutschland ...