The western German city of Dortmund is threatening legal action against the use of its coat of arms on election posters put ...

Voters want more pressure on Israel, and worry about the impact of US tariffs on the German economy.Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has adopted a code of conduct for its members, without changing its positions on ...

Nearly 100 days into its term, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservative-led government is facing its lowest approval ...

Friedrich Merz after failing to be elected as chancellor at the Bundestag, Berlin, May 6, 2025. AP/Markus Schreiber Finally in power, Mr. Merz faces a fork in the road when it comes to dealing with ...

Designated Chancellor Friedrich Merz reacts to the result of the first round of the voting during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament), as MPs are to elect Germany's next ...

Germany will push on with temporary border controls beyond a September deadline as it cracks down on irregular immigration, ...

Should Merz become chancellor, the AfD would be the main opposition party in parliament just days after it was declared an “extremist” group by Germany’s Office for the Protection of the ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and ...

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany’s Christian Democrats, arrives at a news conference the day after German parliamentary elections on Feb. 24 in Berlin.