Both Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his rival, the Christian Democrat frontrunner Friedrich Merz ... morning before his departure to Davos. Merz’s policy platform to kick start ...

There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. As Friedrich Merz moves closer to power, the women in his Christian Democratic Union fear they will be kept ...

Friedrich Merz wird auf dem CDU-Parteitag offiziell zum Kanzlerkandidaten gekürt. Ein Wahlkreischeck verrät, wie die Bundestags-Kandidierenden ticken. Und wie ein palästinensischer Journalist sein ...

MOSCOW, April 14 (Reuters) - The Kremlin criticised Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine.

04/15/2025 April 15, 2025 Russia has criticised comments by Germany's chancellor-in waiting, Friedrich Merz, for suggesting that his country is open to sending long-range Taurus missiles to ...

Lawmakers have embraced plans unveiled by Friedrich Merz, soon to take the reins as Germany's new chancellor, for an enormous boost to the country's military budget, signaling a dramatic ...

BERLIN, April 11 (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on Friday. The conservatives and their centre ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's would-be chancellor, Friedrich Merz, sought to regain the political initiative on Monday, promising renewed focus on competitiveness after a bruising weekend that saw ...