German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who ...

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

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Ten weeks away from elections and with a double-digit lead over his closest rival's party, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ...

The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that recently fell.

Germany’s likely next chancellor shares his party’s pro-EU and Atlanticist instincts, but also the country’s wider reluctance ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a swipe at Elon Musk over his political judgement, escalating a spat between the German ...

Germany can cover future increases in military spending without creating a special funding instrument, but must do more to ...

Olaf Scholz’s successor faces problems ranging from potential Trump tariffs to anger over illegal immigration and a cost of ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who ...