Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, faces the challenge of revitalizing the economy and addressing immigration ...

Merz had presented parliament with proposals for strict new immigration rules, which were supported by the partly far-right ...

Public transport strike in Berlin starts, Scholz and Merz clash over far right in election debate, police investigate drones ...

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” ...

Mr Merz insists that Germany has no choice but to change. “The business model of this country is gone,” he states bluntly. His response begins with a war on red tape in Brussels and Berlin.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner, accused Scholz of leaving ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative ... Merz is also a licensed pilot, who drew criticism in 2022 for flying to the north German island of Sylt in his private plane for the ...