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 ...

German conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday praised the cooperation with his Social Democratic coalition partners ...

Germany’s new chancellor says party leaders should have noticed growing discontent among their own lawmakers much earlier.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be replaced by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz whose party, Christian Democratic Union (CDU), came out on top while Social Democrats slumped to a ...

ARNSBERG: German conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday praised the cooperation with his Social Democratic coalition partners, after a ...

Olaf Scholz (SPD), Robert Habeck (Greens), Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Alice Weidel (AfD) party, take part in a TV debate in Berlin, Germany, Feb 16, 2025 Kay Nietfeld/(c) dpa-Pool ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be succeeded by conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz after his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), secured the largest vote share in Germany's ...