New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on his first trip abroad on Wednesday to France and Poland in a bid to renew ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded yesterday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz was only elected German Chancellor in the second round of voting on Tuesday. And only thanks to the help of the Left Party and the Greens.

Friedrich Merz is officially Germany’s new chancellor. But, oh boy, it did not come easy. Merz lost the initial vote in the Bundestag yesterday, a historic first. He only got by in a second vote later ...

In recent days, the pressure has mounted on AfD after the domestic spy agency (called the “Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution,” in German Verfassungsschutz) published a press ...

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