The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.

His explosive bid to tighten migration rules with the support of far-right votes in parliament reveals a man willing to ...

Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany’s chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...

Friedrich Merz, the man expected to become Germany's next chancellor, has vowed to rule Europe's top economy by returning to his Christian Democrats' conservative roots, help business and crack down ...

As Sunday’s snap federal election nears, political parties are intensifying their efforts in the final stretch to drum up ...

This important election has galvanised voters, and campaigning resumed on Saturday evening with a final discussion on ...

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is expected to be Germany's next chancellor.