Germany's far-right AfD party topped a major poll for the first time on Wednesday in a sign of growing dissatisfaction with ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz called on Monday for swift action to secure Germany's competitiveness in response to ...

Investment in infrastructure and military isn’t straightforward in a country that often struggles to get things done.

Germany's would-be Chancellor Friedrich Merz sought to recapture the political agenda on Monday, promising renewed focus on ...

Friedrich Merz is racing to strike a migration deal with the Social Democrats ahead of a looming Easter deadline to form a ...

The incoming chancellor vowed to be a strong leader for Europe, but coalition talks may leave him focused on damage control ...

With Donald Trump rapidly reshaping the world order, Germany is poised to play a pivotal role under its new government. New Zealand should be ready.

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, urged prompt measures on Monday to safeguard Germany's economic competitiveness ...

Merz signals a tougher stance on economic policy. BERLIN — German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz says Donald Trump’s ...

Merz made his first key move on March 18 in the Bundestag, followed by a second on March 21 in the Bundesrat. Both moves ...

In the new Parliament, Mr. Merz would need support from either the newly empowered Die Linke, the party of the far left, or the hard-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, to pass the spending plan.

In the Parliament, or Bundestag, women make up only 12 percent of the hard-right Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD, ...