The centre-right CDU has emerged as the biggest party in the German election, making Merz the most likely to lead a government, following coalition negotiations.

Friedrich Merz ... by some Germans who see Mr. Merz, who flies his own private plane, as being divorced from the economic reality many members of the middle class face. Still, Mr. Merz managed ...

However, it will also face big foreign policy challenges— almost all of which are linked to Donald Trump. Those were the ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe ...

Yet, there’s understandable skepticism that Friedrich Merz can bear this mantle, much less fend off the far right. But now, after three decades of trying, Merz has the chance to prove he can.

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...