Recriminations flew in Berlin on Thursday after Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government failed to agree on a nationwide cut in ...

Friedrich Merz's stance against displaying the rainbow flag at the German parliament for the upcoming Christopher Street Day ...

Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) officially launched an effort seeking to ban the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, according to The ...

Merz’s key ally and Germany's second-in-command, Lars Klingbeil, is struggling to unite his Social Democrats behind his ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says he aiming to close a coalition agreement with the SPD in a "short time." Meanwhile, talks are ongoing on how to increase defense spending. DW has the latest.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday endorsed Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, saying it was doing essential work for Germany and ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz wants to forge a ruling coalition with the SPD by April 20 but both sides have emphasised getting the substance of the talks right rather than toiling under ...

Friedrich Merz set to become Germany's Chancellor following coalition agreement between CDU and SPD. The deal outlines economic priorities while keeping the far-right AfD out of government.

SPD support paves the way for election winner Friedrich Merz to become chancellor on May 6, after his conservatives topped federal elections in February but fell well short of a majority.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz speaks during an extraordinary session of the outgoing lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, for a vote to adopt the draft law brought by the SPD ...

BERLIN, March 8 (Reuters) - German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), casts his vote at a polling station Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election.