German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is to retain his post in the new Cabinet, his Social Democratic Party (SPD) said on ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) confirmed on Monday that Boris Pistorius would remain defence minister as they announced ...

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius -- who has led the push to make the military "ready for war" so it doesn't have to ...

Lars Klingbeil, Germany's next vice chancellor and finance minister, is an experienced Social Democrat lawmaker who has sat ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) backed a coalition deal with the CDU/CSU conservatives on Wednesday in the final step to ...

The choice of ministers points to a tolerance for political risk, but it also assembles a team of loyalists around the new ...

The centre-left party will send four women and three men to the cabinet of incoming chancellor Friedrich Merz.

Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, heading a cabinet faced with challenges from an ...

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Bundestag President Bärbel Bas will move to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, reinforcing the party’s traditional ...

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th ...

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...