Friedrich Merz faces a host of political, economic and foreign policy challenges as he puts together a working coalition ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

Friedrich Merz's political journey, stance on immigration, leadership style, and economic promises as the potential ...

Well, of course not. But Germany's accidental chancellor has a crucial role to play in history, like it or not ...

CDU celebrations are muted because a 28.52pc vote share means a weaker negotiating position in coalition with the centre-Left ...

Friedrich Merz will try to govern with a moderate coalition at a time of rising support for extremist political forces ...

When his coalition collapsed after a budget dispute in 2024, it sealed his fate.

Friedrich Merz heralds a new era for Germany, after the German elections revealed a majority of young voters are leaning ...

Friedrich Merz’s long-anticipated victory in Germany’s federal election on February 23rd marked a shift in the country’s ...

FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...

The real winners of Germany’s election are sitting in Moscow. Despite Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats (CDU) technically ...