The new German chancellor has pledged to recover Berlin from years of economic stagnation, deliver on “much needed” military ...

Germany and Europe will continue to support Ukraine to prevent Russia from completely destroying the peace and security order ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

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

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

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

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...