Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

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.

Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his "absolute priority" upon taking up the top job will be to secure Europe so that ...

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 ...

BERLIN — There are plenty of people who never believed Friedrich Merz was a viable candidate to become the German chancellor. But even they couldn't deny that the CDU/CSU leader not only ...

The leader of the center-right CDU party will become the next German chancellor. LONDON -- Before the final votes in Germany's election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center ...

With his party topping Germany's snap election poll, Friedrich Merz looks set to fulfil his lifelong ambition of becoming Chancellor of Germany. It hasn't been an easy road for Merz to reach ...

Friedrich Merz, Chairman and candidate for chancellor of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), speaks at the party's headquarters, the Konrad Adenauer House, after the forecast of the German ...

BERLIN — Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany nearly doubled its support, the ...

new video loaded: Friedrich Merz Is Set to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election ...