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 ...

There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

Maria Zakharova warns that Friedrich Merz's leadership may signal a troubling return to Germany's controversial past.- Watch ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

The Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) bloc and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) enjoy ...

The chancellor-in-waiting's conservatives have reached a coalition agreement with Germany's Social Democrats, five months ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

Two and a half months after Germany's parliamentary election, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is due to be elected as the ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine that killed more ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...