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

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

This was stated in an interview with the Rheinische Post newspaper by the head of the opposition Christian Democratic Union ...

The leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has underscored the ...

German Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz would closely coordinate the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine with the U.S.

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 ...

Germany can cover future increases in military spending without creating a special funding instrument, but must do more to ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German opposition and candidate to become the German Chancellor of the parliamentary group ...

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

BERLIN - Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival’s party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is getting ... in a television interview saying there ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is getting ... in a television interview saying ...