The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on ...

There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

Russia said Thursday it would treat Ukrainian strikes with German Taurus long-range missiles as "direct participation" in the conflict by Berlin, after Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz ...

Old-fashioned sugar treats depicting animals riding tanks and firing criticised for glorifying war and country’s past ...

A German man has been fined €4,500 and given a two-and-a-half-year driving ban for breaching Chancellor Olaf Scholz 's ...

Merz turned his back on active politics for several years after leaving the parliament in 2009. He practiced law and headed the supervisory board of investment manager BlackRock’s German branch.