The German Green Party's candidate for chancellor, Robert Habeck, is among the voters who have already cast their ballots ...

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

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 ...

Merz's personal popularity is up four points in fresh polling released on Thursday – and his party gained too.

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

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

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, leader ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right AfD, after sparking outrage over his cooperation with the AfD last week.

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...

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 ...

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

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