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

The opposition leader is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor. No one knows if he has what it takes to steer his country ...

With just two weeks to go (Feb 23 rd ) will the German elections, a number of new, national polls underline the lead of the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

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

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

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

Friedrich Merz has warned of potential political or legal consequences for Elon Musk after he endorsed the far-right ...

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

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 13th (local time), Merz stated, "We cannot overlook what happened ...

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...

The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, ...