The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes ...

Even if Merz stumbles across the finish line and secures a coalition government, the death knell for Christian democracy may ...

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

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 ...

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

The controversial votes initiated by Germany's conservative opposition bloc to tighten migration policy with support from the ...

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is Europe's longest-serving head of government – and the most polarizing. In an NZZ interview, he explains why he trusts Vladimir Putin, and says only Donald ...

Friedrich Merz hopes to lure away AfD supporters, but will he alienate voters in the ideological middle?

The German economy currently faces many problems. The three most pressing structural economic issues are energy, the changing ...

The conservative Christian Democrats have not suffered major damage in the polls despite having accepted support from the far ...