Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany's chancellor, succeeding in a second-round parliamentary vote after initially ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...

Germany and its allies will move to confiscate frozen Russian assets if legally possible, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in ...

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still begs the question why Merz ruled it out during the elections, and does he really have a longer-term vision on the ...

Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled a new start in relations with European partners France and Poland, but ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz made clear Friday that Berlin was back at the European top table, ready to help steer the bloc at a ...