Germany’s Center Won’t Hold. Economic Trouble Is Coming.
The likely next chancellor will face obstruction from the far left and far right, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?
Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...
Who Is Friedrich Merz, Germany’s Likely New Chancellor?
After an election dominated by immigration and economic issues, Germany’s likely new chancellor is Friedrich Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democrats. His party finished first with ...
German election: the results explained as Friedrich Merz comes out swinging for Europe
Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...
German election winner vows ‘real independence’ from US
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, who finished first in Sunday’s election, has vowed ...
Friedrich Merz: Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel?
Who is Germany’s election winner and how will he fare against AfD leader Alice Weidel? - Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the ...
Where Germany Goes From Here
Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.
Germany is facing five crucial changes after earthquake election
Across Europe the old order is collapsing while the nationalist right makes sweeping gains. Giorgia Meloni – once branded ...
Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force
Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has ...
Conservative Friedrich Merz declared snap German election winner
Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic ...