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 ...

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

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

Russia said Thursday it would treat Ukrainian strikes with German Taurus long-range missiles as "direct participation" in the conflict by Berlin, after Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has unveiled a new coalition deal between the country’s two major centrist ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has pledged to strengthen Germany's role on the European and world stage at a time US ...

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

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

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, a ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz called on Monday for swift action to secure Germany's competitiveness ...

Angela Merkel BERLIN -- Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government.