Friedrich Merz from the conservative CDU/CSU bloc, who is set to lead the new coalition government, pledged to wage a 'deportation offensive' as they look to reconfigure their foreign policy ...

BERLIN — Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives and their Social Democratic Party (SPD) counterparts have struck a coalition deal, but party leaders haven't revealed who will lead key ...

The political marriage document between Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU party and the Social Democrat SPD marks a clamp down on migration. It also promises a huge boost for Germany's ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a picture of her and Friedrich Merz as she speaks during her appearance as a guest on Deutschlandfunk's live radio show "Studio 9" at the Humboldt Forum.

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left Social Democrats on Wednesday presented their plan to get the country "back on track". The agreement ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. After winning Germany’s elections, Friedrich Merz vowed to form a coalition government in two months — a ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz agreed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, aiming to revive growth in Europe’s largest economy just as a global ...

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BERLIN – German conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting, Mr Friedrich Merz, agreed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) on April 9, aiming to revive growth in ...

Germany has formed a new political coalition deal under the conservative leader Friedrich Merz who is the country's chancellor-in-waiting. The alliance is among the Christian Democratic Union ...

BERLIN: Germany's next leader, the conservative Friedrich Merz, vowed Wednesday (Apr 9) to "move the country forward again" by boosting the economy and defence as he presented a deal to launch his ...

Merz is set to take over as leader of Europe's top economy just as US President Donald Trump has sparked global trade turmoil and raised fears about future transatlantic security ties. Asked at a ...