As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up support. View on euronews ...

Friedrich Merz, who was forced out of politics about a decade ago, is all set to replace Olaf Scholz as next German ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz suggested he’s a shoo-in to win Germany’s election on Sunday, telling Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz to his face that he’ll need a miracle to pull off a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. During the debate the candidates ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Leaders in Germany's likely next coalition have met to discuss Ukraine policy and security. Outgoing Foreign Minister ...

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

Friedrich Merz's conservatives triumphed in Germany's elections, obtaining over 28% of the vote, as the far-right AfD gained ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the ...