The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

The "de-facto closure" of the German border was ordered by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt, a close Merz ally, in ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition is weighing how to confront the Alternative for Germany party, which has been rising in ...

He failed to muster the required absolute majority in the first secret vote, falling short by six votes. Read more at ...

The German parliament on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz as Chancellor in a second round of voting. Merz failed in a first ...