Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

The incoming German government of Friedrich Merz said it will tighten and expand border controls in an effort to combat ...

Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

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

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

German parliament elected Friedrich Merz in a dramatic second round of voting, after he failed to secure an absolute majority ...

To accomplish that task, he will need to repair ties with the U.S. and allies, end an immigration crisis and kick-start the ...

Merz has pledged to reboot his country’s economy, strengthen the threadbare armed forces and curb irregular immigration - all ...

Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled a new start in relations with European partners France and Poland, but ...