The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after ...

Conservatives and Social Democrats aim to boost defense spending, cut migration; Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, frozen ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

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

Germany's likely incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Sunday that the country is open to supplying Ukraine with ...

The U.S. president’s tariffs and stance on Ukraine compelled the incoming chancellor to quickly form a stable government ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging ...