German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

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 ...

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

Die Leute lieben den Verrat, so heißt es, aber nicht den Verräter. Damit muss Friedrich Merz fürs Erste leben. Es geschieht ihm recht. Die abrupte Abkehr von den Schuldenbremsen-Schwüren des ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel to causing controversy by aligning with the far right.

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending package has cleared its final hurdle in Germany’s outgoing parliament as ...