Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

If “none of the above” were an option in Germany’s election on February 23rd, it might win. Only 40% of Germans say Friedrich ...

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

The German chancellor and his conservative challenger faced unfiltered questions from young interviewers on coalition disputes, the war in Ukraine and even döner kebabs.

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

As the likely next chancellor, Merz will need to lead the country toward a new model, not just say the old one has run its course.

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

As elections approach, leader of the opposition CDU presents voters with a centre-right cocktail that is remixed on a daily ...

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 ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be ...

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CDU. In a survey conducted by the ...

There is some scepticism that the teenage Merz was much of a rabble-rouser. A former classmate recalled that the young Friedrich's disruptive behaviour more often amounted to simply wanting "the ...