Mr Merz seeks to take the helm of the European Union’ s most populous member after outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and ...

Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his farewell speech on Monday evening, praised Germany's imminent change of government as ...

Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new ...

He also thanked outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his support towards strengthening ties between Singapore and Germany.

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, ...

Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has cautioned against rushing into a ban on the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, despite its formal classification as a "confirmed right-wing extremist" ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has met top EU officials, promising that Europe's biggest economy was back to help steer the ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic initial defeat on his first ballot, which caused tumult in the ...

Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), left, and Friedrich Merz, right, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Berlin (AP) Mr Merz’s portfolio would ...