Supporters say Merz wields the kind of assertive leadership Germany needs as it battles an ailing economy and a potential ...

Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

After election win, Friedrich Merz makes surprise visit to Paris for talks with Macron, Lars Klingbeil elected SPD ...

Compared to last October, when it became apparent that an election would be called, the vote for the CDU/CSU is down slightly vis a vis the polls, the AfD have not ...

Skip next section Scholz won't bring Merz to key EU summit next month February 26, 2025 Scholz won't bring Merz to key EU summit next month German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's ...

Despite a crushing election defeat, the leader of the Social Democrats is on track to become Germany’s second-in-command ...

Friedrich Merz and the CDU's victory in the German election present a shift in Germany's foreign policy, with an emphasis on ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Wednesday elected Lars Klingbeil as leader of its parliamentary group, cementing ...

Lars Klingbeil, co-leader of Germany's Social Democrats, announced ongoing talks with election winner Friedrich Merz and his conservative party to establish a government. Discussions aim to agree on a ...

The victory of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz was met with relief in Ukraine. The ...

Skip next section SPD seeks party consensus for final say on coalition agreement February 25, 2025 SPD seeks party consensus for final say on coalition agreement Lars Klingbeil is set to take over lea ...