- Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz in ...

Come Sunday (February 23), will the voting gods smile on Friedrich Merz? The leader of the Christian Democratic Union is the ...

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Opposition Leader Friedrich Merz faced off in a final debate on German television on Wednesday ahead of elections next Sunday. Is French President Emmanuel Macron’s ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his conservative rival Friedrich Merz of being ready to cooperate with the ...

When Germans vote on Sunday, conservative Friedrich Merz is the strong favourite to become the next chancellor after a ...

Viewers surveyed on Sunday thought that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) narrowly won the TV debate against his rival ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Friedrich Merz, CDU ...

In their final debate before the federal elections, Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz discussed the economy, migration and public safety in Germany. Follow DW for the latest. With just four days to ...