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

Angela Merkel revisits one of the most emblematic declarations of her leadership: "We can manage". The former Chancellor of ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wished Friedrich Merz, head of the incoming government in Berlin, "good fortune, and ...

The incoming chancellor’s coalition compromises leave a lot of space for the AfD.

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

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz cleared the final hurdle Wednesday to launching a new government next week ...

The nominations from the CDU and CSU show that the shift to the right that is taking place in the US under Donald Trump is ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has revealed which Cabinet positions which will be filled by ministers from his ...

Seen as a centrist-pragmatist, Mr Klingbeil turned February’s election defeat into a negotiating advantage. As the only ...

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

With liberalism, freedom and democracy under threat globally, it's a time for 'giants' – but this is a 'coalition of the ...

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 ...