Chancellor Friedrich Merz hits a record low approval rating after his party suffered defeats in three state elections.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD parliamentary group, speaks in front of Chancellor Friedrich Merz during the general ...

It's not a prospect they take lightly. Merz leads the EU’s largest economy and is the chief negotiator for wealthy countries ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, speaks during the German Bundestag final regular session before the upcoming elections. Hannes P ...

BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said “remigration” plans put forward by Alternative for Germany (AfD) amount to ethnic cleansing and would devastate the German economy, in his sharpest ...

Germany's chancellor clashes with AfD leader Alice Weidel, saying her migration policy amounts to "ethnic cleansing" for skilled workers.

“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 ...

Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag ...

Robin Alexander is a correspondent for the Axel Springer Global Network. His book, Last Chance: The New Chancellor and the Fight for Democracy, from which this story is adapted, will be published 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 ...