Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag from February 2022 to May 2025.
Fact check: What are the German coalition’s plans to clamp down on disinformation?
Misleading claims that the..
Reports emerged that a National Emergency will soon be declared in Germany to tackle the issue of illegal immigration. The German..
Friedrich Merz has secured the chancellorship of Germany in a dramatic second-round vote, overcoming a shocking first-round defeat..
CDU/CSU and SPD have signed coalition agreement
The leaders of the CDU, CSU and SPD have officially signed their..
Germany’s Union bloc and Social Democrats sign coalition deal in Berlin
Germany’s centre-right CDU and centre-left..
