The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...

BERLIN—Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election. The question now for the conservative leader is how fast and with whom he can cobble together a government—and whether the U.S. will ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

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

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on ...

With his party topping Germany's snap election poll, Friedrich Merz looks set to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming Chancellor of Germany. It hasn't been an easy road for Merz to reach ...

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a ...

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Friedrich Merz, migration hard-liner and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, is expected to become Germany's next chancellor. His party the Christian Democratic Union is leading polls alongside its ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and a love of aviation, is set to become the country’s next chancellor after emerging as winner in ...