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

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

Germany gets a digital ministry and even its own digital eagle – Digitization and e-government have been a tough topic for 35 ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged ...

Christian Democrat Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor. His grand coalition is off to a rocky start ...

German officials have denied that allegation and have faulted what they called the party's “ongoing agitation” against ...

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

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

While he rebounded in the second round, former Mayer Brown counsel Friedrich Merz's power and influence may be significantly ...

The Merz government is undoubtedly the most reactionary and anti-working class government since the fall of the Nazi regime ...