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.

Einst war er selbst Spitzenpolitiker der CDU, jetzt übt Christian Wulff Kritik am Wahlkampf der Partei. Er spricht von "große Fehlern".

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

Ein Sauerländer im Kanzleramt? Bald könnte es so weit sein. Mit CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz würde ein Mann Regierungschef, dessen Weltbild stark von seiner Heimat geprägt ist. Eine Spurensuche in der Prov ...

Kaum hat er die Wahl gewonnen, wird CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz deutlich freundlicher zur SPD, selbst in der Frage des Geldes.

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

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 and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe ...

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

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

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