"Angela Merkel, the enigmatic first woman Chancellor ... from Merkel's upbringing in communist East Germany, studies in quantum chemistry, her surprising start in politics and fast ascent.

Last January Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU ... but she was still by far the most trusted politician in Germany. Indeed, she is universally known as “Mutti” (Mummy).

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

Merkel’s political career was shaped by these early years, by her ingrained belief in freedom, the word she chose as a title ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined thousands who marched ... rally in the city of Dresden in the former communist east Germany. The right-wing movement was founded on Facebook and launched ...

Mr Merz is Chairman of the CDU - Germany's center-right party. It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz's stance on migration In January, Ms Merkel ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to become the next chancellor of Germany after an early exit ... remarkable comeback for a man pushed aside by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and who failed to take ...

The leader of the victorious CDU, Friedrich Merz, has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel ... asset manager, in Germany. But when Merkel announced she ...