Perhaps it struck a chord because Fritz is not just a nickname for Friedrich but also for a stereotypical German person – and ...

Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the CDU party, speaks at the Global Leaders Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side. With his CDU leading in the polls but ...

01/24/2025 January 24, 2025 Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader after February’s elections. In this episode, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, has pledged sweeping changes to the country’s migration policies as soon as he enters office. The conservative Christian Democratic ...