Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an ...

Germany’s new interior minister says the new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...