Friedrich Merz is on track to become the next chancellor of Germany after an early exit poll put his centre-right CDU/CSU bloc in the lead. Reacting to the early results, Mr Merz said he would ...

He has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Mr Merz is Chairman of the CDU - Germany's center-right party. It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance on migration In January, Ms Merkel ...

FILE - Floor leader Friedrich Merz, left, and Angela Merkel, chairwoman of the Christian Democrats Union party (CDU), cheer after Merz's speech to the delegates of the CDU party convention in ...

(CNN) — Friedrich Merz ... (CDU), of former leader Angela Merkel’s centrist legacy? His long-time rival’s decision to leave the top job in 2021 prompted Merz to come out of political ...

Supporters of Friedrich Merz ... It nonetheless has the air of revenge for Merz. Revenge against his eternal rival, Angela Merkel, who repeatedly hindered his political rise before returning ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz ... job has been late in coming for Merz, a lawyer by profession, who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned ...

Friedrich Merz with Angela Merkel in 2001 (Eckehard Schulz/AP) “I am also aware of the scale of the task that now lies ahead of us,” he told supporters after his victory on Sunday night.

Friedrich Merz ... Previously a long-time rival of more centrist former Chancellor Angela Merkel, the relatively right-leaning Merz became CDU party chairman in January 2022 and became its ...