German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his coalition has a “stable foundation” and has achieved a lot in its first 10 weeks ...

Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz bei der Sommerpressekonferenz: Wie hat er sich geschlagen? Und: Abschiebeflug nach Afghanistan – ...

Warum ein Garten in Ludwigshafen an Kanzler Friedrich Merz erinnert – und was das mit Haarbüscheln zu tun hat.

But his massive package of spending, tax cuts and subsidies won’t reverse the decline of the country’s all-important heavy ...

View Friedrich Merz’s Fast Facts on CNN and learn about the chancellor of Germany.

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor. Europe. Friedrich Merz may become the next German chancellor. But who is he? February 22, 2025 4:56 PM ET.

Parliament is suspended for the day. Germany has a new government. Merz now heads over the chancellery for the first time as chancellor; after that, he will preside over his first cabinet meeting ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.

Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the mantle of chancellor in waiting ...