The Bundestag rejected the CDU/CSU bill on limiting immigration. The media noted that this was a painful defeat for Friedrich ...
Favorite to be next German chancellor loses bid to use AfD support to push through immigration law, after days of turmoil ...
Tens of thousands protest against Friedrich Merz and his Christian Democrats: Merz had presented parliament with proposals ...
Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.
German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz speaks during a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, October 10, 2024. (photo credit: LISI NIESNER ...
The CDU party chief, who leads in the polls to become the next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties to ...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...
Altkanzlerin Angela Merkel hat sich in den Wahlkampf eingemischt und ihren christdemokratischen Parteifreund Friedrich Merz kritisiert, der im Bundestag mit den Stimmen der AfD eine strikte ...
The protests came after some parties voted alongside the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), over a non-binding resolution on immigration last week. MPs vote against a law proposed by the ...
Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.