BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...

German politicians made a last push for votes on Saturday ahead of pivotal elections, with conservatives still leading the ...

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

Germany’s likely next chancellor wants to reboot ties with France, do a free-trade deal with Donald Trump and get tougher on ...

German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

Merz was born on November 11, 1955, and lives among the rolling hills and forests of the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia state. At six foot six tall, Merz stands out in a crowd and is a ...

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

To achieve the success he craves, Germany’s likely next chancellor needs liberals and left-wingers to crash and burn.

In Bochum, a town in the German industrial Ruhr valley, cheesemonger Heike Wischnewski said she was contemplating casting her ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany’s next ... At six foot six (198 centimetres) tall, Merz stands out in a crowd and is a licenced pilot who sometimes flies his own private jet. A ...