Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Angela Merkel has taken aim at the party she once led following the rising popularity and influence of the far-right ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany's election next month, for putting to ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz ... was passed with support from the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), breaking a long-held political taboo in Germany.

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as the winning party will almost ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Even though the Alternative for Germany is highly unlikely to take a share of power soon, it has become a factor that other ...

BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done ... policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader of the CDU from 2000 to 2018. Speaking ...

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country's conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...