Merz, whose closest allies are mostly men, refused to adopt Heil’s request. The 69-year-old said he regretted the low number ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit ...

The conservative bloc under Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats (SPD) are in talks to form a coalition agreement. Although SPD finished third in the elections, they are pivotal in coalition talks ...

CDU leader and Germany's most likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said there are still "some hurdles ahead," but remains ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

Merz’s embrace of compromise with the SPD and the Greens (who are expected to play a role in the coalition) risks being seen ...

The center-right Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) of incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) approved a raft of policies that would form the cornerstone of ...

The plan of the future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz, approved by the Bundestag and involving the weakening of the ...

Working groups for Germany's election-winning conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats will submit findings on a ...

Friedrich Merz's debt-funded investment package is still facing unknowns, that could sink the legislation and doom his ...

The center-right and center-left parties have ended their first round of talks on time. Despite news of "good progress," ...

But voter reaction to Merz's decision will surface in the polls in the coming weeks, Wolf said. "It is quite likely that this will cost the (CDU/CSU) and Friedrich Merz support." Already ...