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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

Merz was elected chancellor Tuesday during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

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

The centre-left party will send four women and three men to the cabinet of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...