Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

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

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel ’s anger at Hamas over a botched hostage release, a Chinese maritime exercise near Australia ’s coast, and snap parliamentary elections in ...

Charlotte Merz, the wife of the front-runner to become Germany's next chancellor, said on Friday she hardly sees her husband ...

Germany holds its snap national election on Sunday following the collapse of Olaf Scholz's three-way coalition, and the ...

Only 15% of women identify Merz as the political leader best suited to become chancellor, compared to 21% of men. The only other candidate demonstrating a similar divide is Alice Weidel, leader of the ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

Germany democracy was built to repel the populism now sweeping the West. That makes its elections Sunday a test of whether ...

Days before Germany’s election, signs of stagnation in the AfD campaign offer reasons to be cheerful amid right-wing bluster, ...

As Dr Weidel took the stage in Halle, the crowd started a chant that was a not-too-subtle play on a Nazi slogan, “Everything ...

Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz are pictured in tv studio ahead of a debate in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.