Politico Europe20h
Friedrich Merz gives women voters the ick
In a survey out last year, women aged 14 to 29 reported significantly less support for Merz’s party than their male peers ...
Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
Germany’s Merz says Europe can no longer rely on US protection
Frontrunner for chancellor expresses doubts over US Nato commitments, with the far-right AfD set for its best result ...
Politico Europe11h
Friedrich Merz challenges Ursula von der Leyen for Europe’s crown
Ursula von der Leyen is about to face the most serious challenge to her leadership since she became European Commission ...
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
Polls indicate German federal election will return Merkel-style coalition
Christian Democratic Union likely to finish first and ask centre-left Social Democratic Party to form centrist alliance, ...