Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany's opposition Christian Democrats (CDU), is discouraging voters from supporting the ...

A party ally says Chancellor Scholz would be open to talks with Friedrich Merz on when to move towards new elections, but ...

Friedrich Merz has waited 25 years to become German chancellor and his best chance is now just months away. Most Read from ...

The collapse of Germany’s ’traffic light’ coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on ...

BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left ...

The meeting between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz concluded without a resolution. They ...

After Germany's government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz for postponing a confidence vote to 2025, ...

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire former corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots as an alternative ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. German opposition leader Friedrich Merz has called for snap elections as early as January following the collapse ...

German stocks were little changed on Friday after posting sharp gains in the previous session. Politics were in focus, with ...