BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...

His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is the front-runner in the country's election campaign, with his center-right ...

The far-right AfD likely will score its best ever result as Europe's ailing economic powerhouse lurches rightwards. The ...

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor.

The US president and his administration have maintained a combative stance toward Europe, including Germany and Ukrainian ...

Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz stepped up his attacks on rival Robert Habeck from the Greens as the campaign ahead of Germany’s federal elections enters the final stretch.

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

An economic slump, an immigration crisis and the lifting of a security blanket provided for decades by the U.S. are issues on ...

The conservative CDU/CSU alliance under Friedrich Merz is ahead in the polls, with the far-right Alternative for Germany ...