Germany's conservative CDU leader Friedrich Merz welcomed on Monday the interest shown by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

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Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream conservatives, has said that Europe must become independent from the ...

World War II Germany's 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his ...

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Opposition leader Friedrich Merz claimed victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

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We are more determined than ever to achieve great things together for France and for Germany and to work for strong and ...

The German federal polls have closed, and the exit polls appear to have handed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) a victory.