If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be the 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is ...

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

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

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

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

This would mark Germany’s first two-year recession in over two decades and make it the only major advanced economy to ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz are neck and neck in head-on personal ratings ahead of ...

Leading contenders in Germany’s upcoming election have presented their programs, setting out contrasting visions of how to ...

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 ...

Migration was already set to dominate Germany’s election campaign, which starts in earnest in the New Year. But Friday ...

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

Merz was born on November 11, 1955 and has been married for more than 40 years to Charlotte Merz, a judge. They have three adult children. Merz, who at 198 cm (6ft 6 in) stands out in a crowd, is ...