New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed skepticism regarding a potential ban on the far-right AfD, which was ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

While Angela Merkel was the queen of impulse control – always waiting until the last minute before reacting – Merz is known ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf ...

Merz successfully became Germany's next chancellor on Tuesday, after falling short in the first round of voting despite being ...

A ceasefire must serve as the foundation for political negotiations, and the EU will continue to pressure Russia into coming ...

Merz won 325 votes in the 630-member Bundestag, after falling six votes short in the first round.

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is ...