Unlike the norm, Germany’s incoming Chancellor quickly proclaimed his stance on the relationship with the United States. In a television show, Friedrich Merz remarked that he never imagined he ...

Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

The top 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 his back on active politics for ...

It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take charge of his party twice. He left politics altogether for two decades ...

Watch the trailer for 'Merkel,' a documentary about Germany's historic chancellor, Angela Merkel, who ruled for 16 years.

Germany’s parliamentary polls yielded results on expected lines on Monday (February 25). The Conservative Democratic Union party and their Bavarian counterpart Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) have ...

Merkel enjoyed an improbable rise from East German chemistry researcher to her reunited country’s first female chancellor. For a time, she was the world’s most respected head of state, at the center of ...

The top 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 his back on active politics ...

(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, 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 ...