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

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War ... With President Trump back in the White House and tensions ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and Social Democrats have completed preliminary coalition talks. They ...

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

In Germany, coalition governments are typically formed through a two-step process: parties first engage in exploratory talks ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces ...

Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the leader of the ...

The Christian Democrat, who appeared to have a path to a stable governing coalition, hopes to lead Europe’s response to ...