The German conservative in pole position to become the next chancellor is toughening his position on migration as he tries to ...

Friedrich Merz, believes the upcoming elections are as important as the country's first federal vote in 1949. Speaking at an ...

With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany's next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China ...

Friedrich Merz said a new push for a free trade deal with the US could "prevent a dangerous spiral of tariffs." The ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's main conservative party and frontrunner to be the country's next chancellor, is ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to be the next chancellor of Germany. But the CDU leader will usher in a generational shift, moving ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is favoured to succeed Olaf Scholz as chancellor, would support a new attempt ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Friedrich Merz, the man in pole ...

The campaign is well underway, with polls showing Scholz’s party trailing the conservative opposition Union bloc led by ...

And if Christian Democrat (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz wins the race, and wins big, he will feel emboldened to undertake a series of overdue economic reforms. However, there are far more events out of ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament and announced new elections for February 23 after Chancellor ...

Other parties vying to win the upcoming election also criticized the tech billionaire after he doubled down on his support ...