If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is ...

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who ...

Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos ...

Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, has denied his conservative bloc's manifesto contains ...

Merz was born on November 11, 1955 and has been married for more than 40 years to Charlotte Merz, a judge. They have three adult children. Merz, who at 198 cm (6ft 6 in) stands out in a crowd, is ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz took another step toward becoming German chancellor on Monday — while launching some scathing attacks ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves parliament, setting new elections for Feb. 23 after Olaf Scholz's ...

Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been a beacon of hope for the conservative CDU party. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor shares his party’s pro-EU and Atlanticist instincts, but also the country’s wider reluctance ...