Forza Italia party says it has mobilized members, activists to support Friedrich Merz, 'our friends from the CDU-CSU' - ...

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged ...

Scholz's visit to Paris today confirmed what many have whispered for months: the Franco-German relationship is anything but.

The front-runner to become Germany's next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has expressed optimism about constructive European ...

Germany's election frontrunner says Europeans are waiting for Germany to take the lead on dealing with the new American ...

Germany's opposition leader Friedrich Merz is under fire for vowing strict border controls if he is elected chancellor, with the frontrunner citing a deadly knife attack that was allegedly carried ...

01/24/2025 January 24, 2025 Friedrich Merz is the frontrunner to become Germany’s next leader after February’s elections. In this episode, DW’s Richard Walker and Michaela Küfner break it ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor of Germany, has pledged sweeping changes to the country’s migration policies as soon as he enters office. The conservative Christian Democratic ...

Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side. With his CDU leading in the polls but ...

BERLIN — German conservatives’ determination not to play ball with the far right is ebbing away. Friedrich Merz, favorite to be chancellor after next month’s election, signaled he’d try to push ...