President Volodymyr Zelensky separately met with German opposition leader Friedrich Merz and Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 22. Talks between Zelensky and Merz focused on "necessary efforts and coordinated actions with allies to achieve a just and lasting peace,

German opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees potential in collaborating with U.S. President Trump, advocating for a strong European negotiating stance. His call for unified military purchases faces challenges from France's defense industry.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump. Merz also said Germany needed to get Poland "at the table as fast as possible" and praised Meloni of the post-fascist Brothers of Italy party,

BERLIN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor ... Merz said in a discussion at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting a day after Trump's ...

Latest YouGov poll shows Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU/CSU bloc commanding 28% of voter support, leading Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats by 9 percentage points - Anadolu Ajansı

The war in Ukraine must end with no hope for Putin, who initiated it, to achieve his goals and subjugate Ukraine. This statement was made by Fried

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Conservative leader Merz, front-runner to become next German chancellor, proposes EU-US energy and defense deals to establish constructive relationship with US President Trump - Anadolu Ajansı

German Chancellor Hopeful: Europe Must Consider What to Offer Trump BERLIN (Reuters) - German opposition leader Friedrich ... offer," Merz said in a discussion at the World Economic Forum's ...

The United Nations' chief headlined a flurry of activities and talk sessions on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum ... and would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz in an effort to stir up support ...

Merz, now 69, represents a sharp rightward turn from Merkel’s centrist legacy. His campaign motto is “A Germany we can be proud of again,” but the slogan, argues Hartwig Pautz, a political scientist at the University of the West of Scotland, is set to collide with some very harsh realities.

The sweat was dripping off Friedrich Merz after the frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor saw his bid to outflank an ascendant far right spectacularly backfire in the Bundestag.