Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz expects little to pass parliament ahead of early elections in ...

Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor ...

Born in 1955 in the west German town of Brilon, Merz studied law and was first elected to the Bundestag in 1994. After ...

For the second time in his life, Friedrich Merz is a step away from taking charge of Germany. Losing the fight to control the ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's conservative opposition leader and possible next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, on Wednesday ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz has long been sharply critical of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government. Now, though, Merz appears to ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favour of reforming Germany's constitutional limit on government ...

Merz believes that revisiting the policies that helped drive Germany’s postwar economic miracle will provide the path to ...

Germany's ruling Social Democrats officially made Chancellor Olaf Scholz their lead candidate on Monday for February's ...

Germany's Social Democrats have chosen Chancellor Olaf Scholz as their candidate for upcoming elections, opting for ...

BERLIN—There is one thing Friedrich Merz’s friends and foes agree on: The man is impatient. So impatient that he occasionally ...

Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader. At the age of 69.