French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, have agreed to strengthen cooperation to play ...

Germany's newly minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday appealed to the nation to pull together to bring the country ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...

Newly-elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz presented his government’s vision to the Bundestag on Wednesday, stressing ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it once again ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government. Jim Tankersley Christopher F.

Friedrich Merz says a reset in relations is vital to help Europe overcome its security and economic ‘challenges’.