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 ...

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

Three months before elections, Germany's embattled Olaf Scholz kicked off the campaign Saturday by attacking his conservative rival as cold towards the poor but a hothead who would play "Russian ...

With Friedrich Merz back at the helm of the CDU, so is ‘Leitkultur’ Credit: John MacDougall/AFP The CDU’s emphasis on “dominant culture” hints at a wider shift in Europe as mass ...

Free Expression: Donald Trump’s re-election has exposed aesthetic and substantive divisions within the U.S.-Europe alliance. Photo: Image: Francois Lenoir/Reuters Germany is Europe’s largest ...

German industry is in a desperate state, partly as a result. The big question in German politics is whether Friedrich Merz, if he wins the German election early next year, takes a radically different ...

Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader. Friedrich Merz has good a ...

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 ...

IIt’s the moment that may come to be seen as the beginning of his chancellorship. Friedrich Merz is just leaving an event held by the German Startup Association on Wednesday, November 6 ...