Who Is Friedrich Merz? Germany's Likely Next Chancellor
The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory ...
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz headed for Germany’s top job after a career of ups and downs
World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...
Germany's Merz faces tricky talks with potential coalition ally
Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition government on Monday after his ...
CDU chairman: Merz’s likely win makes Germany a key player in the EU
CNN’s Fred Pleitgen speaks with Daniel Caspary, a member of the European Parliament and CDU/CSU group chair, on exit polls ...
CDU has limited options for forming government by shutting out second-place Alternative for Germany
The CDU/CSU won the German elections on Sunday but have limited options to form a government after taking first place in the ...
Meet the man poised to be Germany’s next chancellor
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 ...