Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian Democratic Union-Christian Social Union alliance — is a U.S.-loving ...

EXCLUSIVE: As Germany is set to get a new chancellor, an acclaimed documentary examines the leadership and legacy of a previous chancellor – Angela Merkel. The former head of the Christian Democratic ...

When Elon Musk posted on X in December that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a ...

Its economic model is broken, its self-confidence shattered and its political landscape fractured. Europe’s former growth ...

Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics – but given that ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated conservative leader Friedrich Merz on his victory in Sunday's ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is ...

German nationals are heading to the ballots on February 23, with the country's current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, down in ...

Germany’s economy is at a breaking point, and one controversial rule may be responsible - the debt brake. This strict policy, introduced in 2009, prevents Germany from borrowing more than 0.35% of its ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and ...