Germany’s acknowledgment of its responsibility to Ukraine for the crimes of National Socialism will strengthen its support ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a handover ceremony in the chancellery in Berlin, 6 May, 2025 ...

In an extraordinary day of political turbulence in Berlin, Friedrich Merz, the long-time leader of Germany’s Christian ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

The win — on his second try — paves the way for him to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

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