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

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on his first trip abroad on Wednesday to France and Poland in a bid to renew ...

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

Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut on Wednesday (May 5, 2025) as Germany ’s new Chancellor, with plans to ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday the creation of a "French-German defence and security council" as Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Paris. "We will set up a ...

The initial vote to elect him chancellor was a clear indicator of deep discord in the new coalition. Read more at ...