Despite a crushing election defeat, the leader of the Social Democrats is on track to become Germany’s second-in-command ...

When his coalition collapsed after a budget dispute in 2024, it sealed his fate.

Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

After securing the largest share in the German election, Friedrich Merz has met with President Emmanuel Macron in the French capital. The pair discussed European security in the face of a shifting US ...

The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, made a surprise visit to Paris to meet ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Wednesday elected Lars Klingbeil as leader of its parliamentary group, cementing ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

If he wants an effective governing majority, Chancellor Friedrich Merz must invite the AfD into the government.