Germany’s likely next chancellor wants to reboot ties with France, do a free-trade deal with Donald Trump and get tougher on ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

After an election dominated by immigration and economic issues, Germany’s likely new chancellor is Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democrats. His party finished first with ...

Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

Nahal Toosi is POLITICO’s senior foreign affairs correspondent. She has reported on war, genocide and political chaos in a career that has taken her around the world. Germans delivered a major ...

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election. The would-be chancellors are the incumbent, the ...

marking the party’s strongest showing since World War II, according to projections. 1. According to a news report by Deutsche Welle, Friedrich Merz hails from Sauerland, a mountainous region in ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic ... But world leaders may have to wait ...