Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

A coalition deal in Germany has paved the way for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become the country's 10th chancellor ...

SPD chief Lars Klingbeil steps into Germany’s most powerful ministry as his party joins a conservative-led coalition.

German election winner Friedrich Merz’s party has approved an agreement to form a coalition government with a center-left ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz and his CDU won the German election — yet his personal popularity is low and getting ...

Just days before his debut visit to Warsaw, Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz already hit a diplomatic snag.

As Friedrich Merz becomes German chancellor, Emmanuel Macron may finally have found the partner he needs for France and ...

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

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has approved a coalition agreement with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, paving ...

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is poised to lead a coalition government from next week after his junior ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor, but his unpopularity raises questions about his leadership amidst ...