Over the past decade and beyond, the CDU has undergone a significant identity shift under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Germany’s conservatives are desperate to avoid a three-party coalition, but the outcome depends on how many small parties ...

Former German leader Angela Merkel has reiterated her criticism of chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz after he relied on votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD) to pass a motion ...

The way they’re pardoning people who have been sentenced to years in prison, that will have consequences for America,” Merz ...

These are dramatic days in the usually dull world of German politics. Last Wednesday, midway through a fiercely fought ...

Christian Democratic Union will neither enter coalition talks with the AfD nor form a minority government, ex-chairman Armin ...

A narrow majority of German voters approve of conservative leader Friedrich Merz's controversial decision to push for ...

The CDU's stricter migration policy, backed by the far-right AfD, has sparked protests in Berlin and heightened political ...