Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be replaced by conservative ... has vowed to keep up Germany's support for Volodymyr Zelensky's Ukraine Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany ...

Ukraine can count on Germany, assured German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. “Thank you for your trusting partnership, dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy. My deepest appreciation for your courage, bravery and ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany will keep supporting Ukraine in his final call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day before stepping aside to make way for Friedrich Merz.Scholz ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

Berlin (AFP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany will keep supporting ... solidarity with Ukraine," the outgoing German leader's spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said in a statement.

Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his farewell speech on Monday evening, praised Germany's imminent change of government as an "expression of democratic normality." In these times, "it is by ...

He noted that more than 2,300 German ... Olaf Schulz on Apr 9, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: Ministry of Communications and Information) In a separate letter on Tuesday to Mr Scholz, Mr Wong ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic initial defeat on his first ballot, which caused tumult in the ...

SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lawrence Wong extended congratulations to newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on May 6, and also thanked Mr Merz’s predecessor Olaf Scholz for strengthening ...