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

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

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 ...

He is seen as a potential future leader of Germany, offering a solution to Europe's crisis of confidence, according to his supporters. Friedrich Merz, a well-known figure in his conservative party's ...

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

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