Friedrich Merz, believes the upcoming elections are as important as the country's first federal vote in 1949. Speaking at an event held in the western German town of Königswinter to mark the 149th ...

Konrad Adenauer was born on 5 January 1876 in Cologne ... His rise to become a charismatic founding Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany and respected statesman in the Western world was ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next Wednesday, two days after the ...

Speaking at an event held in the western German town of Königswinter to mark the 149th birthday of Germany's first chancellor Konrad Adenauer on Sunday, Merz said almost every election is hailed ...

For long-time Berlin watchers, the most likely electoral outcome is a return to the Merkel era with another CDU-SPD grand ...

Friedrich Merz, an erstwhile rival of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel ... as the Federal Republic's head of government since Konrad Adenauer, who was 73 years old when he was sworn in ...