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

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union candidate for chancellor, speaks at a campaign event in Stromberg, Germany, on Friday. (Thomas Frey/DPA/AP) BERLIN — Angst (a German word ...

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

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Auf ihrem Parteitag präsentiert sich eine trotzige CDU – jeder erzählt jedem, was er in diesen aufgewühlten Tagen erlebt. Vor ...

Zehntausende strömen zur Demo gegen CDU-Kanzlerkandidat Friedrich Merz und die Union und für die Brandmauer gegen die AfDr.

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

Am Sonntagabend schenkten sich Kanzler Scholz und sein Herausforderer Merz nichts. Merz warf dem Kanzler mehrfach Realitätsferne durch. Der reagierte sauer.

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival Friedrich Merz from the conservative CDU. In a survey conducted by the ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main challenger in the upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner ...