The high drama of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's election left little doubt that those days are over. As former fringe parties such as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have surged ...

Today’s unexpected drama in the Parliament ... demanded that Mr. Merz resign and fresh elections be held. “It is a good day for Germany,” Mr. Chrupalla told reporters.

President Trump will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday at the White House, where issues of foreign policy and ...

precipitating this election – has blamed the country's economic slowdown on the absence of cheap Russian gas and a shrinking export market. However, their main opponent Friedrich Merz ...

"Rather, the initial reactions of many observers indicated that Merz was expected to become chancellor after a second round of voting anyway. Potential alternatives such as a new election - as the ...

In a day of unprecedented high drama for German politics ... his party leader, called for new elections and Mr Merz’s resignation. Mr Merz is now expected to embark on a tour of Warsaw ...

It’s a very bad start for Friedrich Merz—I’m sure my clients will be as concerned as I am.” Freshfields M&A partner Heiner Braun disagreed, however, calling the parliamentary drama a “st ...

demanded fresh elections after Merz's loss, the first time in German history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win in the first round of voting. Germany is a leading power within the 27 ...

Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. The high drama of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's election left little doubt that those days are over. As former ...