Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

The AfD became the first German nationalist party to become the most popular since the foundation of the modern republic.

Merz’s two-party Union bloc emerged as the strongest force from Germany’s election ... lawyer who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th ... saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and ...