Friedrich Merz’s new coalition government was supposed to herald an era of unity and responsible governance. Built on a pact ...

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

Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...

In his 1st week as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz launches strict border controls to curb irregular migration while ...

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt issued an order on Wednesday to reject undocumented migrants, including asylum ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

The Merz government is undoubtedly the most reactionary and anti-working class government since the fall of the Nazi regime ...

A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...