Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wished Friedrich Merz, head of the incoming government in Berlin, "good fortune, and ...

The popularity of most politicians follows a similar course. Some grow to be palatable enough to win an election and then fall increasingly out of favour before eventually being booted out.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for using the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to push a hard-line migration ...

Andrea Thomas has been heading the Berlin bureau of Dow Jones Newswires since 2019. She writes about the German government, the energy transition and the economy.