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 ...

Maria Zakharova warns that Friedrich Merz's leadership may signal a troubling return to Germany's controversial past.- Watch ...

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

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

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

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine that killed more ...

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

The Kremlin criticised Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Monday over comments suggesting Germany might send ...

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