Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...

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

Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. "Germany and Europe need a strong ...

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

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

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

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

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...

Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz will visit the Elysée for his first trip abroad on Wednesday. Emmanuel ...

Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...