This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

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The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz, the man likely to become Germany’s next leader, has warned Elon Musk would face consequences for boosting the far-right ...

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

Far-Right party to exploit migration in election after failed Afghan asylum seeker is suspected of Munich car ramming ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...