Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

BERLIN – Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany party maintains that asylum should only be a temporary solution – and wants Syrians to ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Friedrich Merz has secured the chancellorship of Germany in a dramatic second-round vote, overcoming a shocking first-round defeat earlier in the day. With 325 votes in his favor, Merz surpassed the ...