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

Opposition CDU and governing SPD offer starkly competing visions as they prepare to unveil election manifestos ...

Olaf Scholz’s government was officially brought down on Monday after he lost a vote of confidence, paving the way for an ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz took another step toward becoming German chancellor on Monday — while launching some scathing attacks ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's next chancellor, has denied his conservative bloc's manifesto contains ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German parliament on Monday, putting the European Union’s most populous ...

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

The Christian Democrat has long coveted Germany’s top job. With his party dominating polling heading into elections, Merz is likely to finally take the helm of a nation struggling with a sluggish ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative Christian Democrat Union (CDU) leader, has labelled the floundering chancellor as “the low ...

Germany's centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday after weeks of turmoil, setting Europe's ...

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