Merz’s Christian Democratic-led bloc, the Social Democrats and the Greens have called meetings with their lawmakers for 1 p.m. local time. Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Get in Touch ...

Germany’s Green party rejected a debt-financed package that would unleash hundreds billions of euros in defense and infrastructure spending, potentially imperiling the flagship policy of chancellor-in ...

"Some disappointed voters are turning to the AfD." Merz announced his dramatic shift on spending - agreed with likely future coalition partners the Social Democrats - only nine days after winning ...

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is open to making concessions to the Greens to secure support for constitutional changes that would unleash hundreds of billions of euros in defense and ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television t ...

Ten or 15 years ago, Friedrich Merz would have seemed a wildly unlikely candidate for the role of savior to Europe’s liberal democracy. Spoiler alert: He still does. If we flash back to the ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new infrastructure spending. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Ever ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday ...

Mr. Hermsmeier is a journalist who writes about Germany’s politics and society. Friedrich Merz didn’t waste time. Having led his party, the Christian Democrats, to first place in Germany’s ...