Chancellor-in-waiting may ask for shelter under UK and France’s nuclear umbrella as he calls for Europe to build up its ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to ...

With Germany's election results in, Friedrich Merz emerges as a key figure who has promised to reshape Europe-US relations ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and a love of aviation, ...

A look at Friedrich Merz's rise to power as he is set to become Germany's Chancellor, as his party, the CDU, tops the country ...

A long-time rival of centrist ex-chancellor Angela Merkel within the CDU party, Merz has attacked her open-door migrant policy and drawn her ire for accepting support from the far-right AfD on the ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, is set to form a coalition after winning the most votes, per exit polls. The ...

Friedrich Merz of conservative CDU/ CSU has won the election, with far-right AfD in second place. Merz, Germany’s next ...

The former banker, who is almost certain to be Germany’s next chancellor, faces testing domestic political and economic ...

The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a ...

Germany Election Results 2025 - Friedrich Merz's party and its ally, the Christian Social Union, won 28.5 per cent in Germany ...