In the ZDF 'summer interview' series, AfD co-chairman Tino Chrupalla emphasised the strength of his party in eastern ...

Following Germany's suspension of arms exports to Israel, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has driven sweeping changes in security, economic and migration policy during his first 100 ...

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 ...

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

So far, Merz has been most visible on the foreign policy front. He has visited U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, repeatedly voiced support for Ukraine in its fight against Russian ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to ...

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 ...

A group of dozens of companies is pledging to invest at least 631 billion euros ($733 billion) in Germany over the next three ...

Merz had been expected to easily win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II, but the first ballot in the lower house of parliament unexpectedly left him with 310 votes ...

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.

His personal approval rating slipped 10 points to just 32 per cent in a recent poll. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...