Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. German opposition leader and Christian Democratic Union party chairman Friedrich Merz watches the media at a ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the Christian Democrat Union (CDU), announced Tuesday that he will run as the conservative candidate for chancellor in Germany’s next federal election. “We’re going into ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. German conservative leader Friedrich Merz has announced he will run for chancellor in next year’s elections ...

“The Monk by the Sea,” by Caspar David Friedrich, 1774–1840, German. (Wikimedia Commons) How to respond to a world racked by war, in an age of lies, intrigues, and fading faith? The answer may lie in ...