Merz — long a party rival of the CDU’s more moderate ex-chancellor Angela Merkel — has steered a return to the party’s right-wing roots to try to win support of voters tempted by the far ...

Leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz (L) looks on as and Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Söder speaks on ...

Merz -- a rival of his party's more moderate ex-chancellor Angela Merkel -- has vowed to orchestrate a return to the CDU's right-wing roots as he competes against the far-right Alternative for ...

Merz -- long a party rival of the CDU's more moderate ex-chancellor Angela Merkel -- has steered a return to the party's right-wing roots to try to win support of voters tempted by the far-right ...

Merz -- long a party rival of the CDU's more moderate ex-chancellor Angela Merkel -- has steered a return to the party's right-wing roots to try to win support of voters tempted by the far-right ...