Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

His father served as a local judge, as does Friedrich Merz's wife Charlotte to this day. The younger Merz joined the CDU while still at school. In an interview 25 years ago with the German ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

The event was organized by Spain's Vox party in Madrid under the banner "Make Europe Great Again." The leaders applauded ...

This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...