If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...

Politicians from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) criticized former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her comments on the migration policy of the CDU's chancellor candidate, Friedrich Merz.

The opinion of German citizens about ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel has deteriorated markedly since the end of her reign, ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued another platitude, calling for Russia's victory in the Ukrainian conflict to be ...

Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...

As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE -Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during a reception of the North Rhine ...

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

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticised Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country's conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...