Markus Söder and Friedrich Merz underscored unity on Tuesday as the Bavarian premier welcomed the German chancellor to a ...

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A German law professor whose nomination to the country's top court was postponed last week has rejected portrayals of her ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber. ... 2025 at Davos, Switzerland. Guido Bergmann/Bundesregierung via Getty Images. Mr ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he will work intensively with French President Emmanuel Macron and European ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz told the broadcaster ARD that President Trump's threat of 30% tariffs on goods from the ...

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Tuesday welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to a session of the Bavarian Cabinet held on the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany. The visit to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted Sunday his coalition had to "do better" as it reeled from a row over a nomination to the country's highest court.

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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.

Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat in Parliament that threatened to hobble the next government before ...

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday in a major blow that threw politics in Europe's ...