World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

The EU’s chief diplomat Kaja Kallas told reporters on Monday she hoped the CDU’s Friedrich Merz was able to form a government ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s ...

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...

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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the presumptive next chancellor, has won his constituency in Sunday's ...

That paves the way for their candidate, Friedrich Merz (pictured), to take over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

Friedrich Merz will be the next chancellor of Germany. And he still can’t tell what his government program will be. His ...