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

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

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

Europe’s largest economy and normally a pillar of stability is facing snap elections next year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

The result paves the way for snap elections to be held on 23 February, with polls indicating Germany could be heading for a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz faces a confidence vote on Monday he is expected to lose, paving the way for which will likely ...

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

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is open to the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine to guarantee ...

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