Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the ...

To achieve the success he craves, Germany’s likely next chancellor needs liberals and left-wingers to crash and burn.

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats polling at 27%, with far-right AfD at 20% in latest YouGov poll - Anadolu Ajansı ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next chancellor, told POLITICO he's "very worried" the European Union is heading ...

Merz did not rule out reforming Germany’s debt brake but said that structural reforms particularly in refugee and ...

Germany's upcoming elections, marked by a contentious campaign and a rising far-right movement, look set to select ...

In the final stretch of the campaign before Sunday's vote, the candidates are fighting for every last vote, with around 30% ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Under election law, parties must obtain a minimum of 5% of second (party) votes before it can claim representation in ...

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz on Saturday joined his domestic political rivals in condemning U.S. Vice ...

Following US VP Vance’s statement on European democracy and free speech, CDU chancellor candidate Merz spoke to DW.