Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the frontrunner for chancellor, has stated his ...

With just two weeks to go (Feb 23 rd ) will the German elections, a number of new, national polls underline the lead of the ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

A host of a talk at the Munich Security Conference drew laughter from the audience on Saturday when presenting German ...

Friedrich Merz has warned of potential political or legal consequences for Elon Musk after he endorsed the far-right ...

In countries across Europe, nativist far-right political parties have dramatically expanded their vote share in recent years, ...

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insists he would' never' cooperate with the far right in the way he says his rival Friedrich ...

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

Germany heads to the polls in just 10 days, with conservative leader Friedrich Merz widely expected to replace Olaf Scholz as ...