The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it ...

Merz made his first key move on March 18 in the Bundestag, followed by a second on March 21 in the Bundesrat. Both moves ...

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 senior leadership of Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc and the Social Democrats were due to begin talks on hammering out ...

Following an abysmal showing in federal elections, the Social Democrats will likely govern as junior partners to the ...

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

Friedrich Merz’s €1tn spending package has cleared its final hurdle in Germany’s outgoing parliament as the conservative chancellor-in-waiting turns to difficult coalition talks with Social Democrats.

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

Read more Subscribers only With election win, Friedrich Merz, rival of Angela Merkel, has revenge In Paris, too, Merz was already hailed as the "future German chancellor," as President Emmanuel ...