The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian ... to form and lead a successful government,” Repinski said in an interview. “He has to work in a very smart way and solve the ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is set to become Germany's Chancellor after a modest election victory. Known for controversial remarks about refugees and minorities, Merz has faced ...

BERLIN—Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election ... given an increasingly antagonistic U.S. that is moving closer to Russia. In a television interview last week, Merz said Germany ...

We simply must become stronger together in nuclear deterrence in Europe,' Merz, expected to become Germany's next chancellor, ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician ... while advocating for a more pro-market economy. In an interview with German broadcaster ZDF in 2019, he described his predecessor ...

Forget the back-slapping pol ready to banter about the Bundesliga; Friedrich Merz is a former corporate lawyer who wrote a ...

Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will reach out to France and Britain to discuss the sharing of ...