Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Merz launched his political comeback after Merkel stepped down as CDU leader in 2018 and announced that she wouldn't seek a fifth term of chancellor. However, he was narrowly defeated by centrist ...

Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has plans to visit Warsaw before expected new Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in in the first week of May. What does his visit mean for Polish-German ...

BERLIN — The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country's next leader ... as post-World ...

German conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have formed a coalition with the SPD, led by former Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Merz defeated Scholz after Germany’s government collapsed in November last year, ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised to support the ... The previous German government under outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz had already cleared the way for a bid, with ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post ... Merz, 69, who will succeed outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th ... Merz, 69, who will succeed outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...