Friedrich Merz has been elected by the German parliament to replace Olaf Scholz as chancellor, a power transition closely ...

Conservative Merz becomes 10th chancellor after successfully forming coalition with Social Democrats, receiving parliamentary ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis. Follow DW for more.

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...

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

The Polish government has accused Russia of interfering in the presidential election campaign by spreading disinformation and ...

Friedrich Merz secured parliamentary backing as Germany’s new chancellor on the second attempt, paving the way for the conservative leader to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with considera ...

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday vetoed a government-backed bill that would have cut the health insurance contribution rate ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the German conservatives, has failed to win election as chancellor in a first round of voting by ...

Germany’s new chancellor is surrounded by political enemies on all sides. To beat his domestic foes – and win over Donald Trump – he will need to act quickly to prove he’s not been mortally wounded ...

Poland is facing an unprecedented attempt by Russia to interfere in its presidential election, the digital affairs minister ...

VILNIUS - Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda will establish "the best possible relationship" with the next Polish president, whoever is elected, his chief foreign policy advisor says.