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

Germany’s general elections saw the opposition CDU/CSU emerge as the largest party with Friedrich Merz tipped to be next ...

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 ...

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will ...