Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany’s top job after a career of ups and downs
World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...
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Germany: Conservative CDU/CSU win German federal election
Recent Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has won in the ...
Election analysis: Germany votes for change
Winning the most votes and providing Germany's next chancellor-- the conservative Union of the Christian Democrats and its ...
Germany's Merz faces tricky talks with potential coalition ally
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...
Europe must reach defence ‘independence’ of US: Germany’s Merz
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said Sunday that Europe must boost its own ...
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Conservative opposition wins German election and the far right is 2nd with strongest postwar result
Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz’s top gaffes: Being ‘middle-class’ with private jets to calling Muslims ‘little pashas’
Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is set to become Germany’s Chancellor after a modest election victory. Known for controversial remarks about refugees and minorities, Merz has faced ...
New German leader signals seismic shift in transatlantic relations
Friedrich Merz heralds a new era for Europe without the US as a key partner, writes Europe editor Katya Adler.