Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz defended his government's new migration policy on Saturday, saying it remains in line with ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

The German Bundestag today elected Friedrich Merz as the new Chancellor of Germany following the Christian Democratic Union’s victory in the early elections held last February.Bundestag President ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

As Friedrich Merz took the oath of office as Germany ... to politics in our profile of him. See more on: Christian Democratic Union (Germany) ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Friedrich Merz on Tuesday evening and ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected ... leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), was sworn in to office as the fifth chancellor of a reunified Germany on Tuesday evening.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to ... embarrassment for the leader of Merz's center-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany party, less than three months after winning ...