Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...

Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...

But challenges mounted for him ... Even many of those who have criticized Mr. Merz’s leadership style have approved of his stance toward the United States. “I believe that he truly understands ...

These structural challenges facing Merz’s coalition characterize a political center ground that is losing its grip across ...

Germany's conservative new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to end months of political paralysis and rebuild Berlin's ...

In the second round he received 325 votes. As chancellor, Merz will face the challenge of helping to fill a leadership vacuum ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, have agreed to strengthen cooperation to play ...

Conservative Merz becomes 10th chancellor after successfully forming coalition with Social Democrats, receiving parliamentary ...

In a sign of those challenges, Merz’s cabinet was set to meet for the first ... Merz took a hiatus from politics shortly after a bitter party leadership contest in the early 2000s.

In the second round he received 325 votes. As chancellor, Merz will face the challenge of helping to fill a leadership vacuum and craft a united response to recent U.S. policy shifts that have ...