Merz, whose closest allies are mostly men, refused to adopt Heil’s request. The 69-year-old said he regretted the low number ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

The center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) of incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) approved a raft of policies that would form the cornerstone of ...

Merz's tougher stance on migration reflects a changing political landscape, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...

Christian Social Union (CSU) - the CDU's sister party that only operates in the south-eastern German state of Bavaria - and ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Tuesday that his proposed huge spending boost for defence was needed because ...

The center-right and center-left parties have ended their first round of talks on time. Despite news of "good progress," ...

Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...

But voter reaction to Merz's decision will surface in the polls in the coming weeks, Wolf said. "It is quite likely that this will cost the (CDU/CSU) and Friedrich Merz support." Already ...