As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

The conservative Christian Democrats haven't sustained major damage despite having accepted support from the Alternative for Germany. But fewer people now trust chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz not ...

The frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far-right has hurt his ...

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

The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

The CDU's candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz has travelled to Kyiv.

Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, had sought to restrict immigration rules with the support of the Alternative for ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank ...

The CDU/CSU parties broke a long-held taboo in German politics last week by relying on far-right votes to push through a bill ...

Conservative leader’s gambit to weaken the postwar ‘firewall’ may be a boon for the AfD ahead of a national election.

Last week, the CDU broke the mainstream parties' so-called firewall of noncooperation with the far-right Alternative for ...