He stressed record defense spending as key to NATO ties, while clashing with the far right.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has given an upbeat assessment of his government's performance as lawmakers ...

The 69-year-old chancellor hoped to use his first summer television interview as German leader to showcase his coalition’s ...

Friedrich Merz's stance against displaying the rainbow flag at the German parliament for the upcoming Christopher Street Day celebrations has sparked criticism from the opposition lawmakers. View on e ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz insisted on Friday that his conservative-led coalition was on the right course, despite ...

Germany's renowned Bayreuth Festival of operas by Richard Wagner is scheduled to kick off on Friday afternoon with a new ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron want to discuss with the Ukrainian president his ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber Finally in power, Mr. Merz faces a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with ...

There is something evocative of this in Friedrich Merz, an avid pilot who is also something of a cavalier. Before Merz became ...

1994 – Wins a seat in the Bundestag. 2000 – Loses to Angela Merkel in a CDU party leadership election. 2009 – Merz leaves the Bundestag and joins the private sector, working as a lawyer.

Friedrich Merz, right, talks to outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – ...

2021 – Returns to his previous seat in the Bundestag. January 2022 - After two failed bids for CDU party leadership, in 2018 and 2021, Merz is selected to lead the party.