Friedrich Merz previously held the position of the chairman of the united CDU/CSU faction during the last legislative period from 2000 to 2002 ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, ...

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Amnesty International has slammed Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union and possible next ...

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Facing a slowing German economy, high energy bills, onerous bureaucracy and the threat of US tariffs, a Black Forest-based ...

Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz have won Germany's 2025 election. Here's a look in charts at the wins and losses, seats in parliament, possible coalition outcomes and voter demographics ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said a truce between Russia and Ukraine could be just weeks away, paving the way for sustainable peace negotiations, but warned it must be a "substantial" deal backed ...

Young Germans flocked to opposite ends of the political spectrum in the federal election, rejecting the centre.

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