Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

Germany's next chancellor is set to be conservative leader Friedrich Merz after his party, thee Christian Democratic Union, ...

The classification of the AfD as a 'far-right' party has had the effect of a bomb in Berlin three days before the swearing-in ...

When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...

Germany's domestic intelligence service has classified the popular Alternative for Germany party as "extremist," allowing for ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has approved a coalition agreement with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, paving ...

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...