When it comes to courting controversy, there are few political rivals to Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). A ...

But until now, all parties at the national level had ... Image Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, in Berlin on Monday.Credit...Odd Andersen/Agence France-Presse ...

In a hastily arranged statement to reporters, Scholz said he spoke earlier Wednesday with several European leaders ... up from the current 2%. Germany, a target of Trump's ire for failing to ...

and it is not good for the democratic development in all [of] the European Union.” Scholz’s comments come after Musk streamed a conversation with Alice Wiedel, leader of Germany’s far-right ...

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz also has criticized Musk's endorsement of AfD. Merz's Union bloc leads polls and he is the favorite to become Germany's next leader.

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is under fire for ... a "de facto entry ban" for all people without valid documents and permanent control of all of Germany's borders.

01/24/2025 January 24, 2025 Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader after February’s elections. In this episode, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it ...