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

Polls suggest that Friedrich Merz will be in a strong position to become chancellor after Germany’s Feb. 23 early election, with his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister ...

BERLIN - Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival’s party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ... Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr Merz on Dec 9 tore into Social ...

MICHELE TANTUSSI/POOL/AFP 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 ...

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 (AFP) – 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 ...

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 ...