Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes it would lend critically important votes to his multi-billion-euro ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz said the next German government would have to cut costs despite his proposed €500 billion ($545 million) debt-backed financial package. "We will have to cut ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD ...

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...

Merz, who is Roman Catholic, was born on November 11, 1955, and lives among the rolling hills and forests of the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia state.

Friedrich Merz, whose conservative bloc won 28 percent of the vote in German legislative elections, pledged on Monday to form a ruling coalition without the far-right AfD party, which placed ...

Friedrich Merz-led CDU/CSU bloc won Germany elections with 28.5% of votes, surpassing Olaf Scholz's SPD. Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to lead the nation after his party ...

Former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has expressed strong confidence in Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next Chancellor, describing him as a “resolute and determined ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to take the reins of the country’s government following a national election that saw his party secure ...

He is the President of the History Council of South Australia. Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election ...

Berlin: Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and ...