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

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, centre left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU candidate for chancellor, before a TV election debate in Berlin, 9 February, 2025 ...

Public transport strike in Berlin starts, Scholz and Merz clash over far right in election debate, police investigate drones ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative ... Merz is also a licensed pilot, who drew criticism in 2022 for flying to the north German island of Sylt in his private plane for the ...

Framed as the troublemaker in an unpopular coalition, the FDP is mostly polling below Germany’s electoral threshold of 5%. If ...

German voters decide on 23 February who will run their next government, with Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democrats.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday touted his performance in a heated TV debate with his conservative rival Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz used his likely final statement in parliament before the election to intensify his attacks on ...

Standing ovations with slow, rhythmic applause are the order of the day at each campaign appearance of CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The lanky, bespectacled lawyer will turn 70 in November.