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

Friedrich Merz, nemesis of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, is confident that he will win the upcoming election — despite his ...

Inciting hatred against migrants, rearmament, and cuts in social provisions stood at the centre of the recent prime-time ...

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Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

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The anti-immigrant and far-right Alternative for Germany party has established itself as a significant political force in the ...

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), believes he is set to become Germany's next chancellor after the general election on February 23. At the final party ...