The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

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

BERLIN—Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in ...

To accomplish that task, he will need to repair ties with the U.S. and allies, end an immigration crisis and kick-start the ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Wednesday to ramp up security cooperation, as the new German leader visited Paris on his first trip abroad.Europe is ...

Over 100 days into his second term, European officials are still scrambling to sort out what President DONALD TRUMP ’s doctrine will mean for transatlantic ties. The shock of Trump’s reemergence on ...