BERLIN— In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...

It began with a surrogate baby row and ended with a shambolic cabinet reshuffle that made Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour look like ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz indicated on Sunday he could consider a cabinet reshuffle after key ally Jens Spahn resigned ...

“SO HELP me God,” said Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, his right hand aloft as he solemnly recited the oath of office in the Bundestag on May 6th. Earlier in the day Mr Merz, leader of the ...

Jens Spahn’s departure initially looked like a setback, but it allows Merz to get rid of a political rival and stabilize his ...

Come 6 May, many EU officials in Brussels and European governments will breathe a sigh of relief. This is the day the Berlin coalition partners have scheduled the election in the Bundestag of ...

Germany's head of state, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has appointed new ministers to the departments of ...

BERLIN, May 6. /TASS/. Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), did not receive sufficient support to become chancellor in the first round of a parliamentary vote, ...

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor. He takes over the helm at a very difficult moment for Germany and ...