Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

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Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

The Christian Democratic Union’s likely victory comes despite a strong showing by the far-right Alternative for Germany, or ...

Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Friedrich Merz could have one shot at fending off ascending populists and an increasingly hostile U.S., analysts say.

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Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become ... my absolute priority now is really to create unity in Europe." Merz will be under pressure to help solve some of Europe's most urgent problems ...

Before he has formed a coalition, or even been declared chancellor, the winner of Germany’s snap election has quickly assumed an even more critical role – that of Europe’s de facto leader… and, says ...