Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

The President thrives on confrontation and demands supplication. Politicizing the economy creates opportunities for both.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) yesterday, aiming to revive growth in Europe’s largest economy just as a global trade ...

The key positions in the future German government will be held by politicians who are generally favorable to Kyiv.

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

A new poll shows the Alternative für Deutschland is now Germany’s most popular political party, marking another turning point for the right-wing group’s rise. The anti-immigration, populist AfD reache ...

Skip next section What's in the coalition agreement? April 9, 2025 What's in the coalition agreement? In their 144-page coalition contract , Germany's two big centrist parties have vowed the following ...

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has pledged to strengthen Germany's role on the European and world stage at a time US ...

By Andreas Rinke and Matthias Williams BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservatives under Friedrich Merz agreed a coalition deal ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic ...