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

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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor, before a TV election debate in Berlin, 9 February, 2025 ...

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

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 ...

The Afghan suspect arrested after a car ramming attack in Munich must be punished to the full extent of the law and then ...

Framed as the troublemaker in an unpopular coalition, the FDP is mostly polling below Germany’s electoral threshold of 5%. If ...

BERLIN: Friedrich Merz, the man likely to be Germany’s next chancellor, is focusing on key issues like European Union (EU) ...

German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats.