Friedrich Merz is likely to be the next chancellor of Germany. But the CDU leader will usher in a generational shift, moving ...

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 ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and candidate for Chancellor of Germany, has called for fundamental changes in Germany’s immigration and asylum policies. He emphasized ...

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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 ...

German conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz says his Christian Democratic ... the CDU candidate told the tabloid Bild in an interview published on Monday. His statement came after ...

Officials, including government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann, Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-leader Lars Klingbeil, and ...

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 ...

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

Sidelined by Merkel, Merz has long eyed chancellor role Enjoys large poll lead ahead of Feb. 23 election Protege of former Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble Merz is staunch supporter of Ukraine ...