How long all of that would take remains to be seen; in the past, it has varied greatly from government to government. In 2017, it took 171 days. Ms. Merkel remained chancellor for 73 days after the ...

Due to the fact that the liberal democratic party (FDP) and the newly founded, leftist-populist Sarah Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) didn’t clear the 5-percent threshold for entry in the new Bundestag, ...

Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s election last month, Mr. Merz swiftly assumed the ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called for European unity in the face of current political challenges, ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative rival of Angela Merkel, is on track to become the next chancellor, though the far-right AfD is expected to make historic gains.

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and has become a ...

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in opinion polls, at around 22%, behind the CDU/CSU conservatives, on 30%.

EXCLUSIVE: As Germany is set to get a new chancellor, an acclaimed documentary examines the leadership and legacy of a previous chancellor – Angela Merkel. The former head of the Christian Democratic ...

However, fellow party member Angela Merkel eventually pushed Merz aside ... to further strengthen the AfD’s clout in the German parliament, where it scored a big win in January when Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the ... who saw his ascent derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even turned ...

When Elon Musk posted on X in December that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a ...

With his party topping Germany's snap election poll ... years ago following a bitter power struggle between himself and Angela Merkel. But in a remarkable political comeback the 69-year-old ...