The leader of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, was not elected as the new chancellor of Germany. He lacked the necessary votes in the first vote in the Bundestag, according to German Tagesschau. In ...

Anhalt, Chancellor Friedrich Merz once again warned of the economic and social consequences of a potential state government run by the far-right Alternative ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to revive the ailing economy and strengthen Berlin's role in Europe as it responds to rapid change ...

A victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt would cause the eastern state serious damage, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in ...

Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor in a second-round parliamentary vote on Tuesday, after failing to secure enough support earlier in the day. Merz needed at least 316 of the 630 ...

Friedrich Merz’s failure to clinch a Bundestag majority sent shockwaves through German assets on Tuesday, raising questions about the country's political stability as economic clouds darken over ...

The ratings of the German authorities are affected by deindustrialization — its industry has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs ...

The session of Germany’s Bundestag started in a festive mood with greetings for dignitaries there to witness a peaceful handover of power. A little over an hour later, havoc ensued that will leave a ...