BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just ...

BERLIN — (AP) — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz has cast his vote in the German election. Merz is the ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

German voters are heading to the polls Sunday for a national election. The race pits the incumbent chancellor against the ...

Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and in first place in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's ...

A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger, the chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe, reported from Berlin. Friedrich Merz, the man favored to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday ...