Germany’s new government said Wednesday it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration. Germany’s new ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Germany has officially formed a new government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following a dramatic day in Berlin.

Climate issues took a back seat during Germany's election campaign. Is that likely to change under the incoming coalition ...

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Friedrich Merz clinches German chancellorship in a second-round vote, overcoming a historic first-ballot setback.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...

Germany’s legislature, the Bundestag, on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), as ...

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as the new chancellor of Germany after a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours ...