Merkel rejects blame over AfD rise. Reflecting on this on Wednesday, Merkel blamed a migration policy dispute between the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, ...

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 ...

Merkel, a former leader of Merz's Christian Democratic Union, noted in a rare statement that Merz had said in November that no measures should be passed with AfD's support before the Feb. 23 election.

Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the leader of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for passing ...

Germany's conservative opposition party is set to team up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to tackle migration - prompting anger from former Chancellor Angela Merkel.