Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and has become a ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor ... who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned his back on ...

How long all of that would take remains to be seen; in the past, it has varied greatly from government to government. In 2017, it took 171 days. Ms. Merkel remained chancellor for 73 days after the ...

Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces economic and diplomatic crises.

It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance ... work with the far-right in the Bundestag, Germany's parliament. AfD votes meant that a non-binding ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz plans to free Germany from the fiscal straitjacket that former leader Angela Merkel had ... measure has yet to pass parliament, markets have ...

Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections Sunday, was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of ...

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 ...