Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) party leader Friedrich Merz and former chancellor ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is facing a "crisis of authority and leadership" as immigration concerns fuel a far-right ...

Before Sunday’s regional elections, speculation was rife about Merz’s survival. In the aftermath, he is now fighting for his ...

Debacle: ruling CDU failed to reach the 5% threshold and is out of the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania regional parliament.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her conservative party on Monday that she's ready to step down as party leader following a pair of state election debacles, but plans to stay on as chancellor for ...

German political heavyweight Angela Merkel avoided discussing her party’s latest election defeats on Monday, instead backing ...

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a close ally of Angela Merkel, won a tight race to succeed her as party leader Friday, seeing off a longtime rival of the German chancellor. The contest, which required a ...

When Chancellor Merkel steps down at the end of September, whoever takes her place will find that there’s no clear roadmap. We talk to the key parties about Germany’s future on the world stage. Take a ...