German opposition leader and Christian Union parties floor leader Friedrich Merz speaks after the debate and a voting about migration at the German parliament Bundestag.

Friedrich Merz, German opposition leader and chairman of the CDU party, speaks at the Global Leaders Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025.

DAVOS – German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, the front runner in polls ... Union partner France but also with Poland and Italy, led by far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni.

Friedrich Merz, the front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to push an ...

On Wednesday, Merz pushed through a non-binding motion in favour of an immigration crackdown with support from the AfD, ...

BERLIN — Germany's likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to restore Germany ... It has the second-most facilities for making of heat pumps, trailing Italy. Merz, however, suggested he ...

A partner of Italy’s coalition government on Tuesday ... "The mobilization of FI members and activists has begun to support Friedrich Merz and our friends from the CDU-CSU for the common values ...

BERLIN — The front-runner to become Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has prompted fierce ... Far-right parties are in power in Italy, part of a coalition government in the ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European People's Party Manfred Weber met with the leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz ...

After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to ...

"Italy's economic stability today is very fragile ... Germans will head to the polls in a general election on February 23. Conservative Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become the next ...