He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, stumbled in his bid to end Social Democrat-Greens ...

Friedrich Merz doubles down on ‘need for change of policy’ even after AfD-backed migration bill is rejected in Bundestag ...

Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says current president ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reignited fierce debate within the country’s political landscape, taking aim at her own center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for what she ...