- Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), right, and Bavaria Governor Markus Soeder wave to supporters at a ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...

Following a tightly contested election, German conservatives under Friedrich Merz are pursuing a rapid coalition formation. The far-right Alternative for Germany achieved unprecedented support, while ...

Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives were on course for a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the strongest ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the ...

WWII chancellor, reflecting a long political journey shadowed by Angela Merkel. Despite never holding government office, Merz leads the center-right Union bloc and faces challenges like economic ...

Photo: Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party, gestures while ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz takes swipe at Trump and calls for ‘independence from the USA’ - Germany’s likely next chancellor ...

World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

It is clear that this [the U.S.] government does not care much about the fate of Europe,” says Friedrich Merz, who is set to ...