German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said he was "very sceptical" about mounting calls to ban the far-right ...

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has described the country's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be allowed to travel to Germany, despite an ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

A coalition deal secured Friedrich Merz's victory as Germany's chancellor after a first-ever loss in the first round.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...