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

Merz expressed concern over changing relations with Washington under the Trump administration, emphasizing the need for gradual independence from the U.S.

Supporters of Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democratic ... “But he’s the lesser evil, the least evil.” Sten Hornig, 34, a longtime Christian Democrat voter in Dresden, also ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

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

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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

Friedrich Merz — the leader of the victorious Christian ... In Eastern Germany, you have a lot of people who think that actually the U.S. is evil and Russia is not that bad.

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television t ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz thinks he’s found a way to guarantee larger military budgets now and into the future. This comes via a plan to exempt much military spending from the country ...

FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...