Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has pledged to impose tough border controls if elected ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become the next chancellor, said on Thursday he wanted to win back the ...

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

The conservative leader wants to impose strict border controls after knife killings in Aschaffenburg this week.

Friedrich Merz, currently leading in polls to become German chancellor, said Thursday if elected he will impose strict border controls.

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is under fire for vowing ... flow of migration at Germany's border. For his part, Merz called EU-wide rules "recognisably dysfunctional" and insisted ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's main opposition leader, plans stringent border controls if he becomes chancellor, aiming to tackle immigration issues after a fatal stabbing by an Afghan asylum seeker. His ...

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to ...

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become ... he said on Friday. Existing EU migration rules were “dysfunctional”, the conservative leader said, adding: “Germany must therefore ...

The EPP’s messaging is clear that the CDU will return in the driver’s seat, if Merz becomes Germany's chancellor.