Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor in February's election, caused an uproar by agreeing to work with the far-right AfD on immigration measures.

Germany's opposition conservatives won parliamentary approval on Wednesday for a proposal to drastically restrict migration ...

Opening the door to leaning on support from the far-right is a gamble for Merz, who believes that his increasingly radical ...

Friedrich Merz, the country's favourite to become next chancellor, said he would collect votes from all parties in order to ...

Plans to reject more asylum seekers at Germany's borders tabled by the opposition conservatives passed in parliament on Wednesday with the help of votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

Friedrich Merz, the German election frontrunner, passed a controversial migration motion in parliament, advocating stricter asylum policies. The motion, opposed by Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats ...

German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz succeeded on Wednesday in getting a motion passed in parliament that calls for a ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Wednesday defended his controversial migration reforms after stinging criticism ...

The man tipped to win Germany's election next month challenged a taboo on cooperation with the far-right on Wednesday by ...

Social Democrat Scholz warns that Merz's proposal for permanent border controls would violate EU law, damage the economy, and ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has presented a five-point plan to end irregular migration. However, both EU and German ...