The likely next chancellor has staked his government on a move to increase military spending. But the window for change is ...

They will also need to overcome distrust generated during the campaign. Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream ...

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A network of more than 700 fake social media accounts has sprung up in the last week of Germany's election campaign.

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician ... Despite his party’s strong showing, his campaign has not been all smooth sailing. A dalliance with the hard-right Alternative ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become ... During the election campaign, Merz has vowed to make Germany's ailing economy strong again and curb irregular migration. With President Trump back ...

Even though negotiations to form a coalition have not yet begun, the head of the Christian Democratic Union party, which came ...

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Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to alter Germany's strict fiscal rules to massively boost defence spending, the ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has ...

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Germany’s Merz says the CDU/CSU and SPD will submit a motion to the Bundestag lower house of parliament next week.