Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

In his 1st week as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz launches strict border controls to curb irregular migration while ...

Germany has launched a new initiative to tighten border controls and temper the flow of undocumented migrants into the ...

The incoming chancellor’s coalition compromises leave a lot of space for the AfD.

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, embarks on a diplomatic mission to strengthen ties with France and Poland, balancing contentious issues such as illegal migration and defense financing. Merz ...

GERMANY’S new government will now turn away undocumented immigrants, scrapping former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “open door” ...

Germany’s new government deported four Afghan asylum seekers, marking its first move to enforce stricter immigration policies and border controls.

Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...

The newly elected German chancellor vowed to tackle illegal migration as he made his first trip abroad since assuming office ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

German parliament elected Friedrich Merz in a dramatic second round of voting, after he failed to secure an absolute majority ...