Conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz suggested he’s a shoo-in to win Germany’s election on Sunday, telling Social Democrat ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

- Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz in ...

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.

Merz, 69, promises fundamental policy shifts, including stricter migration controls and market-friendly reforms to revive ...

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 and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. Is French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

Scholz, the 66-year-old incumbent chancellor, is facing an uphill struggle for re-election as his Social Democratic Party ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday described US Vice President JD Vance's comments on the German election campaign as ...

In their final debate before the federal elections, Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz discussed the economy, migration and public safety in Germany. Follow DW for the latest. With just four days to ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply rejected comments made by US Vice President JD Vance in support of the far-right ...