German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who ...

Upcoming elections will determine if Germany's economic model gets the comprehensive reboot it needs. The post Germany's ...

The conservative leader’s attacks signal the next government may be just as discordant as the one that recently fell.

Olaf Scholz has lost a vote of confidence in his leadership and Germany now faces its first election of the truly post-Angela ...

Germany’s largest opposition party is heavily favoured to form a government after snap elections slated for February 2025.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a swipe at Elon Musk over his political judgement, escalating a spat between the German ...

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

“The country is losing competitiveness,” conservative leader Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday during the presentation ... followed by migration. Russia’s war on Ukraine was fourth on the list. All the ...

Germany’s likely next chancellor shares his party’s pro-EU and Atlanticist instincts, but also the country’s wider reluctance ...

Friedrich Merz has emerged as a strong contender to replace Olaf Scholz following the chancellor’s recent vote ...

German election frontrunner Friedrich Merz is facing attacks from rivals ... The two parties have also diverged on Russia’s war in Ukraine, with Merz repeatedly promising to arm Kyiv with ...