With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany's next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China ...

Friedrich Merz, believes the upcoming elections are as important as the country's first federal vote in 1949. Speaking at an ...

Countries in the west should keep an open mind about the new rulers in Damascus, without being “too naïve”, says Luxembourg ...

Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could "prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs." The ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's main conservative party and frontrunner to be the country's next chancellor, is ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is favoured to succeed Olaf Scholz as chancellor, would support a new attempt ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to be the next chancellor of Germany. But the CDU leader will usher in a generational shift, moving ...

Only unforeseen circumstances could prevent Friedrich Merz, the hard-talking chief of the CDU conservative party, from ...

If the polls hold, Mr. Scholz’s successor as chancellor could be Friedrich Merz, the now 69-year-old leader of the rival conservative-centrist Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz took another step toward becoming German chancellor on Monday — while launching some scathing attacks on the very people with whom he will likely have to govern. As the ...

Polls suggest that Friedrich Merz will be in a strong position to become chancellor after Germany’s Feb. 23 early election, with his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister ...

Merz was born on November 11, 1955 and has been married for more than 40 years to Charlotte Merz, a judge. They have three adult children. Merz, who at 198 cm (6ft 6 in) stands out in a crowd, is ...