Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
May 6, 2025, 6:46 a.m. ET An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year.…
Who Is Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Chancellor?
Before he returned to politics, won a national election and became the first would-be chancellor in modern German…
Friedrich Merz Triumphs In Second-Round Vote To Become Germany’s New Chancellor
Last Updated:May 06, 2025, 20:06 IST He takes over at the helm of a coalition between his CDU/CSU…
Merz Failed in First Vote to Become Germany’s Chancellor. What Happens Next?
Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as Germany’s 10th chancellor on Tuesday morning, but he failed…
Live Updates: Friedrich Merz Stumbles in Bid to Become Germany’s Next Leader
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he…
Germany’s Merz falls short of majority in vote for chancellor
Germany’s conservative leader has unexpectedly fallen short of the numbers needed to form a majority in parliament to…
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he…
What to Know About Germany’s New Government
Exactly six months after Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition imploded, Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, will be sworn…
Germany’s popular AfD party designated by country’s intel agency as ‘extremist’
Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution or BfV, on Friday classified…
Germany’s ultra-right AfD party declared extremist : NPR
Alternative for Germany (AfD) MP Gerold Otten speaks to the media as co-leader of the far-right party Alice…