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Friedrich Merz has taken aim at the US and says Europe must stand up for itself

With the social democrat Olaf Scholz conceding defeat to the centre right in Germany’s election, the man most likely to be named the next chancellor will be Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and opposition leader Friedrich Merz appeal to voters before Sunday’s election.

Mainstream parties struggle to retain voters in a fragmented political landscape.

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election

Germany’s students protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza say their right to free speech is under attack.

Friedrich Merz suggested his CDU was willing to cooperate with far-right party at local level, but rows back after outraged reaction

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered their first defeat in a regional election since he took office in December, tumbling by some 12 percentage points in the state of Schleswig-Holstein while the Christian Democratic Union gained, according to exit polls.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader traveled to Kyiv on Tuesday for meetings with Ukrainian officials including President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz made clear that he wouldn’t be visiting Ukraine any time soon. Scholz has traded barbs with Ukrainian officials in recent weeks because of Kyiv's refusal to invite Germany's…