It would be a remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take charge of his party twice. He left politics altogether for two decades ...

Germany is poised to go back to the future, with final polls indicating Sunday’s federal election will return the country to another grand coalition echoing the era of Angela Merkel. Merkel’s ...

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety. By Steven Erlanger and ...

Who is Merz and what is he like? With Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, we had figures who seemed somewhat wooden in public, but perhaps were more dynamic in person. How does Merz differ? Friedrich ...

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1. He’s taking his party further to the right The first thing you need to know about Merz is that he and former chancellor Angela Merkel were longstanding rivals and sparring partners.

The top job has been late in coming for Merz, a lawyer by profession, who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned his back on active politics ...

Von der Leyen, 66, has reigned supreme in Brussels ever since former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her political patron, helped to catapult her into the powerful executive role in 2019. Indeed, ...

It nonetheless has the air of revenge for Merz. Revenge against his eternal rival, Angela Merkel, who repeatedly hindered his political rise before returning to haunt his campaign with public ...