Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is poised to win the German election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the new chancellor. The ruling Social Democrats are seeing a decline, while the far ...

The agreement is an equitable sharing of sales tax that has worked well over the years, according to Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler. The five-year agreement provides sales tax sharing between ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader and election front-runner has waited a long time to reach this point - one step away from the German chancellorship.

The results almost certainly mean the country’s next chancellor will be Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats. Returns posted early Monday morning indicated that he had a path to ...

Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic ... If he did the latter, he may very well become Germany’s 21st century Franz von Papen, the Weimar Republic-era leader widely viewed ...

LILLEHAMMER, Norway (AP) — Francesco Friedrich won two more World Cup bobsled overall titles on Sunday, the 21st and 22nd of the German star’s career. Friedrich drove to a second-place finish ...

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says she will unveil a re-armament plan for Europe on Tuesday. Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be Germany's next chancellor, says the Oval ...