Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

Polls show conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s Union leading ahead of the Feb. 23 election with around 30% support, while ...

Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...

The CDU's stricter migration policy, backed by the far-right AfD, has sparked protests in Berlin and heightened political ...

Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the CDU party, speaks at the Global Leaders Dialogue in Berlin, ...

BERLIN ― Friedrich Merz, the candidate leading the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, is all but running against his conservative predecessor: Angela Merkel. At a campaign rally in the northern ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, has pledged sweeping changes to the country’s migration policies as soon as he enters office. The conservative Christian Democratic ...

Conservative Friedrich Merz lays out foreign policy vision Vows to regain allies' trust after disarray of outgoing centre-left government Wants to create national security council to coordinate ...

behind conservatives BERLIN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Germany's government and opposition parties duelled on Monday over rival border control policies, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz, favourite ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz outlines plans to restore trust with key allies and enhance Germany's assertiveness globally. His vision includes better coordination of national security and ...

BERLIN: Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, leading in the race to become Germany's next chancellor, pledged on Monday (Jan 27) to bring a law on restoring border controls before parliament this ...

In this edition of Berlin Briefing, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it all down with writer John Kampfner. Who is Friedrich Merz? Why did he have a feud with Angela Merkel?