Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be Germany's next chancellor, has labelled the response to Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Donald Trump and JD Vance as a "manufactured escalation". Members of ...

But don't be fooled — Friedrich Merz, who I have met many times, will not be continuity Merkel and Scholz. Last week saw Germany’s most significant election probably since Unification.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor of Germany amid turbulent times for both the European Union (EU) and the world. This comes as US President Donald Trump has ...

Yet, there’s understandable skepticism that Friedrich Merz can bear this mantle, much less fend off the far right. But now, after three decades of trying, Merz has the chance to prove he can.

This score enables the president of the CDU party, Friedrich Merz, to realize his dream, or rather his revenge: to become Germany's chancellor. Angela Merkel's rival, a corporate lawyer and ...

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 sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election campaign after the tech billionaire publicly backed the far-right AfD ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. As Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the post-World War Germany’s 10th chancellor marking the culmination of a years-long political career that was once sidelined by his party's iconic leader.

Beware the Ides of Merz. Hours after the centre-right Christian Democratic Union won Germany’s federal election, its leader, Friedrich Merz, awoke on Monday with two headaches. If and when he ...

Berlin: Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is poised to become the next chancellor following his party's victory in the recent national elections ...