German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Wednesday put in motion the new government's plans to crack down on irregular ...

Germany’s new interior minister says the new government plans to station more police at the border to curb illegal migration ...

Germany has officially formed a new government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, following a dramatic day in Berlin.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...

With the assumption of office by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz as Chancellor of Germany 6 May, ...

Friedrich Merz clinches German chancellorship in a second-round vote, overcoming a historic first-ballot setback.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's 10th chancellor on Tuesday, hours after ...

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

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

After some difficulty, Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor. His personal popularity is low. Most Germans don't trust him, not least because of his approach to the far-right AfD.

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

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.