Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and Poland on his first day in office.During his election campaign, Friedrich Merz ...

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

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

While already planned, the trip comes only a day after Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on the second round of ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled a new start in relations with European partners France and Poland, but ...

Friedrich Merz receives 325 votes in the second round of voting, hours after a shock defeat in the first ballot.

After a bumpy start to his coalition government, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his tenure as leader with a ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Germany's new coalition government will be sworn in on May 6, with chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz picking close allies ...

During his election campaign, Friedrich Merz complained frequently that Germany's closest foreign policy partnership — with France — had been neglected under the government of his predecessor, Olaf ...