This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 13th (local time), Merz stated, "We cannot overlook what happened ...

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

With just two weeks to go (Feb 23 rd ) will the German elections, a number of new, national polls underline the lead of the ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Friedrich Merz has warned of potential political or legal consequences for Elon Musk after he endorsed the far-right ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit ...

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...

The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

Election campaign posters showing German Social Democratic Party, SPD, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, top, and his challenger ...