Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said defence spending targets should be aligned with ...

Friedrich Merz, the German conservative who is the front-runner to become the next chancellor, downplayed a remark by US ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has blasted his conservative rival's call for a rollback of recent reforms that makes it easier ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is favoured to succeed Olaf Scholz as chancellor, would support a new attempt ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz emphasizes the need to reach current NATO defense spending targets but avoids committing to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's proposed increase. The topic has ...

The German conservative in pole position to become the next chancellor is toughening his position on migration as he tries to ...

With opposition leader Friedrich Merz likely to be Germany's next chancellor, experts weigh in on whether his tough China ...

Friedrich Merz is a longtime rival of Angela Merkel who has tried to move their party back to the right.

The German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, who is in pole position to become the country’s next chancellor, has said the EU should make a fresh attempt at a sweeping free trade deal with the ...

If the polls hold, Mr. Scholz’s successor as chancellor could be Friedrich Merz, the now 69-year-old leader of the rival conservative-centrist Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get ...

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