Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

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 ...

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

The expected happened in the German elections held on Sunday, February 23, 2025. The turnout was the largest in decades. The electorate gave the most votes to the Christian Democrats and their sister ...

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

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

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...