Germany's parliament is set to elect conservative Friedrich Merz as its new Chancellor. The 69-year old is promising to ...

Germany's centrist parties on Monday signed a coalition agreement and announced additional members of cabinet. The CDU's ...

German conservative Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move swiftly to reform Europe's largest economy, a day before he is due ...

Germany’s Social Democrats named their seven ministers to serve under incoming conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz, with ...

Katherina Reiche and Karsten Wildberger, former executives at major corporations, are Friedrich Merz's surprise picks to lead ...

The government of Friedrich Merz is approaching the finish line, ten weeks away from the elections in February. Today, the ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz concedes defeat after a "bitter" election, as the centre-right Union bloc emerges as the largest party ...

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

When German conservative leader Friedrich Merz takes power next week, he will quickly have to grapple with a tough question: ...

Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats have signed a coalition contract, marking the start of a new government in Germany ...

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

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...