Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, as he prepared to lose the “in-waiting” qualifier from his title as German chancellor. After weeks of negotiations following ...

Former conservative chancellor Helmut Kohl, who presided over reunification on 3 October 1990, accused Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and others in his party on Sunday of failing to ...

The leader of the center-right CDU party will become the next German chancellor. LONDON -- Before the final votes in Germany's election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center ...

I have always followed the development in the political economy of Germany ... knew Germany before being ambassador and he was right. During the struggle for modern German unification in the1980s ...

Shortly before ... obvious caveats. Germany has a very different political system, a different political culture, and a history that hangs over its politics decades after unification and 80 ...

Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz railed against the climate policies of the left-leaning parties he’ll likely have to govern with. BERLIN — Germany’s likely next chancellor ...

SUHL, Germany—Ten years ago, this town in central Germany was aging, rapidly depopulating and almost universally white. Today, its population has stabilized, is younger and includes people from ...

There remains a strong feeling of having been mocked and colonized by West Germany after unification ... “The hope is to demystify them before they get into office” and contain them to ...