Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

The top job has been late in coming for Merz, a trained lawyer who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel ... party if he becomes chancellor. Roots in rural Germany Merz ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel to causing ... Adenauer, the first chancellor of the ...

(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's ... derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ... ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s ...

“This really is democracy’s last bullet,” said CSU leader Markus Söder. While he was referring to the threat from the far right if the coalition fails, Germany in 2025 has a long list of dangers to ...

Compared with former Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was seen as a calm and ... This article was originally written in German and first published in November 2024 when Friedrich Merz became his party's ...

The anti-immigration, populist AfD reached a historic milestone Wednesday when the poll found it was the most popular party in Germany for the first ... by former Chancellor Angela Merkel ...

BERLIN — Angela Merkel, the former German chancellor, once said that President ... served in the German Bundestag from 2002 to 2008 and became president of the German Association of the ...

Airport strikes loom as employers reject public pay deal, CSU becomes first party to approve coalition pact, Pistorius says ...