Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially ...

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the presumptive next chancellor, believes US President Donald Trump and his vice ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that if Germany doesn't want American troops on its soil, Poland would be happy to take them. Duda was responding to remarks by Germany’s election winner ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and European security with Friedrich Merz, the German ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats ... to pursue better relations with France and Poland, and to take a tougher stance against China, which he has described as a full ...

Friedrich Merz is on the precipice of becoming Germany’s next chancellor. If successful, his conservatism and quest for new allies to secure Europe’s nuclear deterrent could create a “two-speed Europe ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) FRIEDRICH MERZ: (Speaking German ... the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic. A ...

The CDU advocates for stronger law enforcement measures, including harsher punishments. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on ...