Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to be Germany’s next chancellor, said he’s open to considering common European Union ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission ...

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election on Sunday, but may not have a new government for several months.

When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...

Friedrich Merz is on the precipice of becoming Germany’s next chancellor. If successful, his conservatism and quest for new allies to secure Europe’s nuclear deterrent could create a “two-speed Europe ...

Germany's conservative election frontrunner Friedrich Merz pledged a stronger role for Berlin in the EU and muscular support ...