Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with ...

GERMANY’S new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has finally been confirmed by the country’s parliament just hours after losing a ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. Meanwhile, a new study ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Under former Chancellor Olaf Scholz, all data had been opened and published online ... For example, it states that Germany ...

(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] FRANKFURT, Germany (AP ...

The new German government took office on Tuesday under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, less than three months ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has met top EU officials, promising that Europe's biggest economy was back to help steer the ...

Today, in Germany, a bitter victory ... But, this evening, at the official handover ceremony without going Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Merz brushed it aside. Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor ...