Germany's Christian Democratic Union taps Friedrich Merz as its candidate for chancellor in next national election ...

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Christian Democratic Union taps Friedrich Merz as its candidate for chancellor in next national election.

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After strong showings in two other state elections in eastern Germany, the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany ...

Merz, who took over as party leader in 2022, has since taken the CDU farther to the right, in a bid to reclaim votes from far ...

Germany’s centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz has secured party backing to challenge Olaf Scholz for the ...

CDU leader Merz has postponed a meeting with Erdogan to convince his colleagues to make him Germany's next leader ...

The political landscape in Germany is undergoing a seismic shift, as evidenced by the recent state election in Thuringia. For ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz signaled his CDU/CSU alliance is unlikely to partner with the Greens if it wins ...

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German politics have always been under transatlantic pressure, yet today's far-right/left movements may challenge that ...