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Markus Söder and Friedrich Merz underscored unity on Tuesday as the Bavarian premier welcomed the German chancellor to a ...

A German law professor whose nomination to the country's top court was postponed last week has rejected portrayals of her ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber. ... 2025 at Davos, Switzerland. Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images. Mr ...

Germany’s Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his rival in the Feb. 23 election, Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz, are bringing their campaigns to the World Economic Forum in Davos ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the broadcaster ARD that President Trump's threat of 30% tariffs on goods from the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he will work intensively with French President Emmanuel Macron and European ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor. Europe. Friedrich Merz may become the next German chancellor. But who is he? February 22, 2025 4:56 PM ET.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.