There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Germany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social Democrats to govern Europe's biggest economy ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Two and a half months after Germany's parliamentary election, conservative leader Friedrich Merz is due to be elected as the ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz strongly condemned a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine that killed more ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up ...