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

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists he would' never' cooperate with the far right in the way he says his rival Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor, before a TV election debate in ...

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

There is some scepticism that the teenage Merz was much of a rabble-rouser. A former classmate recalled that the young Friedrich's disruptive behaviour more often amounted to simply wanting "the ...

With German elections just weeks away, hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets to denounce the far-right.

Whether parental leave, benefits or childcare, the next German government will have a big impact on family life. Here's what ...

German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats.