Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

The CDU-CSU will lead Germany’s next government after three-and-a-half years of the deeply unpopular three-way coalition headed by Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, who governed along with the Greens and ...

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up ...

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has approved a coalition agreement with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, paving ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...

Germany's struggling economy grew faster than expected at the start of the year, data showed Wednesday, in a boost for the ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...