Germany's likely new Chancellor inherits a series of plans for health reform and must deal with an ageing population and underinvestment in infrastructure. Ferry Biedermann reports.

The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left ...

Compared to last October, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not rallied as much as ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany surged to become the second-largest political force in the country.

Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory in Germany's national election on Sunday (February after exit polls showed his bloc in the lead. Merz said he was aware of the ...

Centre-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz declared victory in Germany’s national election on Sunday after exit polls indicated his bloc was in the lead. Acknowledging the challenges ahead ...

Early projections of Germany's national election show that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the center-right Christian Democrats, is poised to become the country's next chancellor. His conservative ...

Early projections of Germany's national election show that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the center-right Christian Democrats, is poised to become the country's next chancellor. His ...

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming ... restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and support for Ukraine after Russia’s ...

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 ...