New Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his compatriots must work harder and smarter to restore Germany's competitive edge. Ahead ...

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

The chancellor appears to want to appeal to the American president’s German ancestry in order to improve frayed relations.

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

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

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

Friedrich Merz has plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor. He presented ...

The German government will stop publishing details of military aid to Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday ...

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

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...