Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

Germany’s likely chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the rise of the far-right AfD party is a “final warning” to democratic ...

Germany now faces weeks to months of negotiations as the conservatives, under presumptive Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz, ...

Analysts say Friedrich Merz will have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political ...

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz on Monday faced the task of quickly building a new government that is eagerly awaited ...

Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.

Merz called for German “independence from the USA” and lashed out at what he described as "ultimately outrageous" rhetoric ...

Friedrich Merz, the new leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and winner of the latest German elections, has raised ...