The work of the new German government has begun. For the CDU, the CSU and the SPD, the challenges ahead are enormous. The ...

Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor. His grand coalition is off to a rocky start ...

A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

With symbolic choice of France for first foreign trip, Merz seeks to follow through on promise to revitalise Franco-German ...

Merz is now facing a myriad of challenges, including keeping his coalition government united and boosting Germany's ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz was due to travel to Paris and Warsaw on Wednesday after winning a nail-biting ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament ...