Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz on Thursday made concessions to the Green Party in the hopes it would lend critically important votes to his multi-billion-euro ...

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 ...

Merz, who is Roman Catholic, was born on November 11, 1955, and lives among the rolling hills and forests of the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia state.

He is the President of the History Council of South Australia. Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has captured the highest proportion of votes in Germany’s election ...

Friedrich Merz-led CDU/CSU bloc won Germany elections with 28.5% of votes, surpassing Olaf Scholz's SPD. Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to lead the nation after his party ...

Former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has expressed strong confidence in Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next Chancellor, describing him as a “resolute and determined ...

Friedrich Merz, whose conservative bloc won 28 percent of the vote in German legislative elections, pledged on Monday to form a ruling coalition without the far-right AfD party, which placed ...

Merz will have to assemble a coalition government, which will involve some tough negotiations, but Europe’s leaders can be expected to treat him as a “chancellor in waiting”. Here are eight ...

Berlin: 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 ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to take the reins of the country’s government following a national election that saw his party secure ...

Germany's likely next conservative CDU chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said cost-cutting must be discussed during coalition talks with the center-left Social Democrats. That comes after he backed a ...

The leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz secured a modest victory in Sunday’s national election. At the same time, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...