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

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz urged sceptical lawmakers on Thursday to back his proposals for a massive increase in ...

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 ...

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

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

His father served as a local judge, as does Friedrich Merz's wife Charlotte to this day. The younger Merz joined the CDU while still at school. In an interview 25 years ago with German newspaper ...

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 ...

Frederic Merz commented on Donald Trump's shifting views regarding NATO and Europe, stating that it is essential for ...