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

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

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ... The coalition aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defence ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II ... our security, for economic growth, secure ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has failed to win an initial parliamentary vote that would have confirmed his ascension to chancellor, an unprecedented and unexpected twist that extends political uncertainty ...

BERLIN — German election winner Friedrich ... May 6 to elect Merz as chancellor. In that vote, Merz will need a majority of all members of the house to be elected as post-World War II Germany ...

BERLIN - A new coalition government is taking shape in Berlin, with chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz picking close allies ...

US President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office stand out as one of the most volatile periods in American history – ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament ... an embarrassment for a man who has promised to revive economic growth at a time of global turbulence.

Friedrich Merz is poised to ... and that will only be possible when the economic forecast turns more positive and the refugee numbers fall." Merz was initially considered a strong candidate ...