Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...

The multi-faceted Friedrich Merz promises to be a most indecipherable head of government. Only one thing's for certain: He is ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on ...

The German Bundestag passed Friedrich Merz's so-called five-point migration ... Merz's proposals followed a knife attack in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg last week, where two people were ...

The incident in Aschaffenburg, occurring just weeks ... Leader of the centre-right CDU party, Friedrich Merz, has already vowed to impose immediate border controls if he becomes chancellor ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner to become Germany ... and knife attack in the Bavarian city of Aschaffenburg earlier this month. “Is it seriously your position that, in light of ...

Friedrich Merz’s high-stakes gamble to enlist the ... But when the Afghan national killed a two-year-old boy and an adult in Aschaffenburg last week, the CDU leader changed tack, given that ...