Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union , attends the coalition contract signing between the CDU, the CDU'S Bavarian sister party,...
Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union pictured in a WELT TV studio ahead of a TV debate, on February 19, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats , speaks to supporters at CDU headquarters following the announcement of...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a meeting of the federal security cabinet over the situation in Gaza on July 28, 2025...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats , reacts after his speech during an election campaign tour stop on February 20,...
Alexander Dobrind , chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag and Friedrich Merz, CDU/CSU chancellor candidate and leader of...
French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats , speaks to voters during an election campaign tour stop on February 20, 2025...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats , waves as he arrives to speak to voters during an election campaign tour stop...
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz , stands next to Friedrich Merz, Union candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman ahead of the TV duel between...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in front of Chancellery ahead of a virtual meeting between European...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer meets with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz onboard a train to the Ukrainian...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats , reacts at CDU headquarters following the announcement of initial results in...
In this handout image provided by the German Government Press Office , Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate and leader of the Christian Democrats , speaks to delegates at a CDU party congress on February 03, 2025 in...
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union smiles after signing the coalition contract between the parties on May 05, 2025 in Berlin,...
German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, speaks at the start of the 62nd Munich Security Conference on February 13, 2026 in Munich, Germany. The...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats , speaks to the media the day after German parliamentary elections on February...
In this handout image provided by the German Government Press Office , German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the WDR Europa Forum at the 2025 Re:publica digital society festival on May 26, 2025 in Berlin, Germany....
New Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the German Christian Democrats attends a handover ceremony with outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a two-day government cabinet retreat at Villa Borsig on October 1, 2025 in Berlin,...
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks with US President Donald Trump before the start of the North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the North...
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel...
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks to the media following a "steel summit" at the Chancellery on November 06, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The...
French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive for an EU Informal Summit in the Alden Biesen Castle on February 12,...
German Chancellor designate Friedrich Merz of the German Christian Democrats reacts after he falls short of votes needed to be chancellor in the...
Friedrich Merz, head of the German Christian Democrats , attends a CDU small party congress on April 28, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. CDU delegates will...
Friedrich Merz, leader of the German Christian Democrats , speaks to the media at CDU headquarters the day after Brandenburg state elections on...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emerges to receive Jordanian King Abdullah II at the Chancellery on July 29, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. High on the...
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hold a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on June 05, 2025 in Washington, DC....
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends his first government cabinet meeting on May 6, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The new government, a coalition...
Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives his official commissioning document from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at Schloss Bellevue on May 6,...
President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House, March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump and...
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats arrives prior a meeting of the CDU leadership after German parliamentary...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats , speaks to supporters at CDU headquarters following the announcement of...
President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 3, 2026....
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pose for a picture with European leaders following a meeting in the Oval Office at...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer...
Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats , greets supporters at CDU headquarters following the announcement of initial...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sits after he gave a government declaration at the Bundestag on Germany's foreign policy on January 29, 2026 in...
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands before a Franco-German cabinet meeting in Toulon, south-eastern...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks on the submarine hunting frigate "Bayern" while visiting the Germany Navy on August 28, 2025 near Rostock,...