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

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...

The CDU and SPD have a "common duty" to prevent further success of the AfD, says Merz – "Germany is not involved in the war ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has topped a national poll for the first time, prompting the popular Bild newspaper to carry the headline: “AfD breaks the magic barrier”. The poll put the ...

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has made significant strides in shaping its leadership under Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz by appointing two seasoned business executives to key ...

Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservative Christian Democratic Union must now persuade Germans that he can fix the economy and get ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won ... not least because of his approach to the far-right AfD. But Merz won't have long to enjoy the congratulations. Even though he won the ...

Merz launched his political comeback after Merkel stepped down as CDU leader in 2018 and announced that she wouldn't seek a fifth term of chancellor. However, he was narrowly defeated by centrist ...

BERLIN - Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday named utility executive Katherina Reiche as his likely economy minister and foreign policy expert and ally Johann Wadephul as foreign ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

European unity is "under threat" from Russia's war in Ukraine as well as the rise of the far right at home, incoming German ...