A fifth of the voters in Germany’s just-concluded elections voted for the neo-Nazi party Alternative für Deutschland, which wants to take the country out of the European Union.

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German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for US nuclear protection of Europe.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, on Wednesday discussed Europe's defence capability with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "Germany and Europe ...

When Angela Merkel took over the leadership of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in 2002, one of the political casualties was the young and rising star Friedrich Merz. He ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be Germany's next chancellor, has labelled the response to Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Donald Trump and JD Vance as a "manufactured escalation". Members of ...

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election campaign after the tech billionaire publicly backed the far-right AfD ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. As Friedrich Merz ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election on Sunday (February 23, 2025), while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...