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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections Sunday, was forced out of government years ago in a power struggle with Angela Merkel. The leader of ...

Friedrich was rising in the Conservative Party in the ‘90s, and was in a powerful position of head of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the early 2000s when Angela Merkel had her rise in parallel.

We want to make it small, we want to make it a footnote.” Friedrich Merz's rivalry with centrist Angela Merkel In the early 2000s, Ms Merkel and Mr Merz were rivals in the race to lead their party.

Here’s the latest: The top job has been late in coming for Friedrich Merz, a lawyer by profession, who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned his ...