He has never held a top position in government, yet he will probably soon be Germany's next chancellor. DW takes a look at ...

German conservative Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move swiftly to reform Europe's largest economy, a day before he is due ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday vowed reforms and new investments as the country's centrist parties ...

Katherina Reiche and Karsten Wildberger, former executives at major corporations, are Friedrich Merz's surprise picks to lead ...

Germany’s Social Democrats named their seven ministers to serve under incoming conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with ...

On the eve of taking office, incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz and his CDU/CSU-SPD alliance have pledged economic revival, ...

The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed ...

Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...