Its probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

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

BERLIN - Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Feb. 23 as opposition chief ...

Germany's conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz explicitly distanced himself and his party from the far-right ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday touted his performance in a heated TV debate with his conservative rival Friedrich ...

Germany's top contenders for chancellor faced off in a televised debate, with clashes over topics like immigration, the ...

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, will focus his campaign on proposals to revive the ...

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. It’s “a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we ...

Friedrich Merz, a candidate for chancellor in the upcoming ... German Bundestag have received a written invitation for a 1:1 interview with their leading candidates in order to ensure equal ...

Chancellor hopeful Friedrich Merz criticizes Elon Musk’s support to far-right AfD party, his controversial posts about ...

His father served as a local judge, as does Friedrich Merz's wife Charlotte to this day. The younger Merz joined the CDU while still at school. In an interview 25 years ago with the German ...