Friedrich Merz Targeted by Pro-Russian Disinformation ... Merz, a backer of Ukraine in its war with Russia, leads ahead of Sunday's vote but has lost ground to the second-placed Alternative ...

Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician ... GDP on defense after establishing a special fund in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – yet this falls ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz's conservatives but stressed their support was not automatic and hit out at his negotiating style.