One way or another, most of these challenges are due to US President Donald Trump. It appears international friction and the recent tariff policies imposed by US President Donald Trump pushed ...

Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

The key positions in the future German government will be held by politicians who are generally favorable to Kyiv.

A new poll shows the Alternative für Deutschland is now Germany’s most popular political party, marking another turning point for the right-wing group’s rise. The anti-immigration, populist AfD reache ...

Skip next section What's in the coalition agreement? April 9, 2025 What's in the coalition agreement? In their 144-page coalition contract , Germany's two big centrist parties have vowed the following ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz has pledged to strengthen Germany's role on the European and world stage at a time US ...