New Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his compatriots must work harder and smarter to restore Germany's competitive edge. Ahead of a Bundestag speech, Merz also promised to cut energy costs and red tape.

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

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.

The conservative politician had unexpectedly failed to secure enough support in the initial round of parliamentary voting.

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9,

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

The German government will stop publishing details of military aid to Ukraine, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday during a visit to Kyiv.

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.

Incoming German chancellor Friedrich Merz in Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday. (Eva Manez/Reuters) BERLIN — The sturdiest pillars of Germany’s domestic and international identity have been ...

Germany's newly-minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz has invited US President Donald Trump to visit his ancestral home in the Palatinate region of western Germany during a future trip. "I have invited him to come to Germany and visit us in his hometown of Bad Dürkheim.