The top job has been late in coming for Merz, a trained lawyer who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel ...

Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic ...

BERLIN - German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a ...

The key positions in the future German government will be held by politicians who are generally favorable to Kyiv.

After weeks of negotiations and ideological adjustments, Germany's conservative and centre-left parties have sealed a power-sharing deal, setting the stage for Friedrich Merz to take over as ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...