Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

The results almost certainly mean the country’s next chancellor will be Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats. Returns posted early Monday morning indicated that he had a path to ...

Merz, who is Roman Catholic, was born on November 11, 1955, and lives among the rolling hills and forests of the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia state.

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after exit polls showed his opposition conservatives were on track to ...

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his opposition conservatives won elections on Sunday ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader and election front-runner has waited a long time to reach this point - one step away from the German chancellorship.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. During the debate the candidates ...

Germany's exit polls project a significant political shift as conservative leader Friedrich Merz leads the national election, with the far-right AfD achieving unprecedented results since World War II.

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls indicated his bloc was in the lead. Acknowledging the challenges ahead ...

Friedrich Merz, set to become the next chancellor, plans a strict stance on undocumented migration, social welfare tourism, and crime, signaling a rightward shift. US President Donald Trump and ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz urged Europe to distance itself from the US. DW has more. Mario Voigt, who serves as the premier of the eastern state of Thuringia and belongs to the Christian ...

Also within the party, concerns abound that Merz’s rightward turn is making the CDU less appealing for young people, women, eastern Germans, or families with a migrant background. Mario Czaja, who ...