But that consensus, often described as a "firewall" by German politicians, seemed to have been undermined on Wednesday when a ...

Germany’s conservative bloc requested a surprise recess in the lower house of parliament on Friday in a sign of the tension ...

Germany's parliament could pass a law thanks to far-right support for the first time in the country's post-war history on Friday, if an opposition motion on tightening immigration controls passes with ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz may need support in the Bundestag from the AfD, a move that has attracted wide condemnation.

The vote, expected on Friday, adds to a controversy about the attitude of the front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

The country’s likely next chancellor wanted to focus on the economy—before suddenly betting everything on culture war.

A law passing thanks to votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany would be symbolically important in Germany in that ...

CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz wird trotz der zunehmenden Kritik an seinem Vorstoß in dieser Woche, einen Antrag mit Unterstützung ...

BERLIN — Germany’s parliament is expected to vote Friday on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration that ...

Election posters at a street in Duesseldorf, Germany, show the top candidates for chancellor, Robert Habeck of the Green Party, Friedrich Merz of the CDU and Olaf Scholz for the SPD, from left, prior ...