Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

Comment: Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz risking a joint parliamentary vote with the far-right AfD was not a move to enable them. Indeed, his actions were designed to avoid further ...

Angela Merkel wrote a 736-page memoir to secure her crumbling legacy. The effort is backfiring. Her new book, “Freedom”—published in late November in nearly 30 languages—is riling up even ...

The former chancellor's comments come after the CDU put forward a proposal which was supported by the far-right AfD.

Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

Merkel clearly fears for her legacy. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, she has been criticised for Germany’s dependency on Russian gas, inadequate military spending and economic stagnation.

He adds that when judging the Merkel legacy - over Russia and otherwise - it is important to remember the norms of the time. "One cannot attack Angela for the relations with Russia," he says.

Former chancellor’s intervention exposes deep rift within country’s conservatives over how to handle the far right’s rising ...

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Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...