The new German chancellor held talks with the Greek premier in Berlin. Meanwhile, Germany has banned the far-right ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

Senior officials in the Trump administration have lashed out at Berlin after Germany’s domestic intelligence agency last week ...

Atop a fragile ruling coalition, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will have to learn to live with the elephant in the living room: Alternative für Deutschland. The AfD is not only Germany’s ...

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

Germany's newly sworn-in Chancellor Friedrich Merz is aiming for a "restart" of relations with France and Poland, he told ...

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

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German conservatives, has been elected as chancellor after winning the second of two votes ...

The session of Germany’s Bundestag started in a festive mood with greetings for dignitaries there to witness a peaceful ...