Germany is heading into a critical election year in 2026, with five state votes set to challenge Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ...

Pensions, migration and conscription will continue to dominate domestic politics in Germany this year. Above all, the focus ...

In the text of his New Year's address, the Chancellor describes a world in permanent crisis mode and insists on his ability ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz touched on war in Ukraine, increased defense spending, changing ties to the US, technological ...

SUDHA DAVID-WILP is Vice President of External Relations and a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. LIANA FIX is Senior Fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations ...

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel's heir apparent shook up German politics Monday by declaring she would step down as the governing party's leader and not run for chancellor, fueling uncertainty ...

BERLIN, Germany — Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party finished first in municipal polls in Germany's most populous state, but the biggest winner in the first electoral test since Merz's government took ...

Chancellor struggling to meet campaign pledges, tame coalition Just 18% of Germans want Merz to run as chancellor again Far-right surging ahead of five state elections next year BERLIN, Nov 11 ...

The German government seems to have three things on its mind in regard to US capture of of Venezuelan President Nicolás ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s unwieldy ruling alliance with the Social Democrats is facing an existential crisis of its own making that could trigger its demise after only seven months in office.