Mr Merz is Chairman of the CDU - Germany's center-right party. It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance on migration In January, Ms Merkel ...

However, with Merz’s attempts to move the CDU further to the right than it was under Merkel’s leadership, the two parties could clash on issues such as immigration and welfare spending.

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been the longtime frontrunner in this contest. Regularly polling at more than 30% ...

Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaks at a press conference at the CDU ...

where his mentor was the late CDU powerbroker Wolfgang Schaeuble. After chancellor Helmut Kohl's long reign ended in a slush fund scandal, Merkel soon sidelined Merz to take over the party and ...

leader of the CDU/CSU alliance, will take office in a particularly unstable context. Germany's famed stability, on which Angela Merkel based a 16-year reign, is now a thing of the past.

Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is set to become Germany's next chancellor based on preliminary election results. His center-right bloc (CDU/CSU) had ...

where his mentor was the late CDU powerbroker Wolfgang Schaeuble. After chancellor Helmut Kohl's long reign ended in a slush fund scandal, Merkel soon sidelined Merz to take over the party and ...

The basics of policy put forward by the CDU-CSU candidate for chancellor ... Horst Seehofer, described Merkel's asylum policy as a "reign of injustice." Seehofer was not the only one though ...

According to the exit polls, it looks likely former chancellor Angela Merkel’s CDU party will win power under new leader Friedrich Merz. “This is a very controversial issue, as we’ve heard ...

Early exit polls cited by multiple outlets project the CDU—the party of former Chancellor Angela Merkel—is expected to get the highest share of votes in this election, likely positioning its ...