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 frontrunner to become chancellor has bold plans for economic reform, but a flirtation with the far right has hurt his ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz ... He has been married for more than 40 years t o Charlotte Merz, a judge, ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz ... more than 40 years t o Charlotte Merz, a judge, and they have ...