In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz 's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany's new chancellor Wednesday, ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government will no longer publicly discuss details of weapons supplies to Ukraine, ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Friedrich Merz has won parliament’s backing to become Germany’s chancellor at the second attempt after a surprise failure ...

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor amid economic turmoil, coalition instability, and a rising far-right, as Trump’s ...

The initial shock defeat dealt a heavy blow to Merz, who has vowed to restore stability in Berlin after half a year of ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

GERMANY’S new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has finally been confirmed by the country’s parliament just hours after losing a ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has taken his oath of office, after being elected by parliament earlier on Tuesday.

Atop a fragile ruling coalition, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will have to learn to live with the elephant in the living room: Alternative für Deutschland. The AfD is not only Germany’s ...