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

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

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

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

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

Friedrich Merz can breathe a sigh of relief ... marked by many defeats and many enemies. He has won the challenge for the chancellorship, but also the test with himself, that of character.

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.

Conservative Merz becomes 10th chancellor after successfully forming coalition with Social Democrats, receiving parliamentary ...

In the second round he received 325 votes. As chancellor, Merz will face the challenge of helping to fill a leadership vacuum and craft a united response to recent U.S. policy shifts that have ...