Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

SECOND TIME (BARELY) LUCKY: Friedrich Merz was narrowly confirmed as chancellor of the Federal German Republic on Tuesday in a dramatic parliamentary vote that came hours after an embarrassing first ...

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

Germany’s conservative leader falls short by six votes in the first round of voting, which he was expected to win.

Although Friedrich Merz has big ambitions for Germany’s international role, significant domestic pressures remain and will constrain his government’s room for manoeuvre.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to ... vote after a far-right candidate won the first round. "VERY ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which looks set to become the largest opposition party in parliament, seized on Merz's failure to win on the first ballot. “Merz is damaged ...

Germany's far-right AfD party said on Monday it was suing the domestic intelligence agency for labelling it a "right-wing extremist" party, a designation that sparked a row between Berlin and ...

Greens urge review of gun laws for members of 'extremist' AfD, Union calls for end of 'firewall' against the Left Party, long ...