Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz narrowly lost a vote in the Bundestag to become the next chancellor in an unexpected setback that plunges the country into political uncertainty. Shane ...

German stocks fell and bund yields rose after Friedrich Merz failed to secure a Bundestag majority, marking a historic ...

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor. Merz plans to immediately team up with allies ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered an embarrassing setback when he fell short of a majority in an initial ...