You need to enable JavaScript to run this app.
Skip to content
Skip to main menu
Skip to more DW sites
Latest videos
Latest audio
Regions
Africa
Asia
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Germany
Topics
Climate
Equality
Health
Human Rights
Migration
Technology
Categories
Business
Science
Environment
Culture
Sports
Live TV
Latest audio
Latest videos
In focus
Israel-Hamas war
Ukraine
Brandenburg
Advertisement
Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance
Image: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance
Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz is the chairman of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Skip next section News
News
09/21/2024
September 21, 2024
Brandenburg election: Campaigns and a concert on eve of vote
Skip next section Reports & Analysis
Reports & Analysis
German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor
German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor
Friedrich Merz, the opposition's lead candidate in the next election, wants to focus on migration and the economy.
Germany's political landscape is more fractured than ever
Germany's political landscape is more fractured than ever
The successes of the AfD and BSW in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia has changed the German party system.
Wadephul: 'We have no control' over immigration to Germany
Wadephul: 'We have no control' over immigration to Germany
Opposition CDU lawmaker Johann Wadephul speaks to DW as Germany mulls tougher migration stance.
Germany: CDU party leader on migration, cooperation with AfD
Germany: CDU party leader on migration, cooperation with AfD
Speaking with DW, CDU leader Friedrich Merz has repeated his call for big changes to Germany's migration policy.
Disgruntled German voters want change
Disgruntled German voters want change
Support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left government has reached a new low. But who stands to gain?
Populist gains in state elections jolt German government
Populist gains in state elections jolt German government
What will be the nationwide consequences from far-right gains in the Saxony and Thuringia state elections?
Show more
Advertisement
Skip next section In the spotlight
In the spotlight
How to found a political party in Germany
In theory, anyone in Germany can found a party, even foreigners. However, there are certain requirements.
Germany's Rwanda plan: Conservatives debate migration reform
Germany's biggest opposition party wants to send asylum-seekers to third countries for processing.
Wolfgang Schäuble: A veteran heavyweight of German politics
Wolfgang Schäuble, a politician with passion and a Protestant sense of duty, shaped German politics for half a century.
Christmas trees part of German 'Leitkultur' says CDU's Merz
The comments about "guiding culture" came days after the opposition CDU unveiled plans for Germany's future.
Germany's CDU redefines stance on Islam in new manifesto
With its new party program, Germany's main opposition CDU is positioning itself further to the right.
Bavaria's Christian Social Union: What you need to know
Bavarians are known for their local pride. The political expression of this is their own conservative party: the CSU.
All content (1926) on this topic