Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

Germany's next chancellor is set to be conservative leader Friedrich Merz after his party, thee Christian Democratic Union, ...

His grandfather came from Turkey decades ago to work in the coal mines of the western German town of Gelsenkirchen, but ...

Alois Rainer, a butcher by training, has vowed to reverse Green-led food policies as chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz ...

When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has approved a coalition agreement with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, paving ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...