Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...

The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz having to battle to be confirmed as chancellor.

Mr. Merz immediately began the ceremonial tasks of assuming the country’s top leadership post, which were delayed half a day by the events in Parliament, and he and his cabinet were sworn in aft ...

Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...

How difficult his chancellorship could be became apparent when he failed to get confirmed in a first round of voting Tuesday.

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s failure to win a majority in parliament in his first bid to become Germany’s 10th post-World War II chancellor suggests challenges ahead for the attempt ...

By Sarah Marsh, Benoit Van Overstraeten and Andreas RinkeBERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, have agreed to strengthen cooperation to play ...

German lawmakers are preparing to vote on Friedrich Merz becoming Germany's next chancellor. If elected, Merz will lead Europe's largest economy and tackle challenges such as Ukraine's war, trade ...

In a sign of those challenges, Merz’s Cabinet was set to meet for the first ... Merz took a hiatus from politics shortly after a bitter party leadership contest in the early 2000s.