As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

The contenders in Germany’s election are making their final appeals to voters. The opposition leader and front-runner vowed ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe’s top economy by returning to ...

In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. During the debate the candidates ...

When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic ...