The conservatives of Germany's designated chancellor Friedrich Merz and the centre-left Social Democrats formally signed their coalition contract on Monday, on the eve of launching their new ...

Germany is set for a new government as the leaders of the country’s main centre-right and left parties signed off on a coalition deal six months after the collapse of the previous administration. The ...

The new German government took office on Tuesday under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, less than three months after February's parliamentary elections. Merz's administration - made up of ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is set to be succeeded by ... coalition with Merz's conservative Christian Democrats and the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union. Merz is due to be elected ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday failed to be elected the country's next chancellor in a first round of voting in parliament, falling six votes short of an absolute majority in a ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor. Merz requires an absolute majority of votes in the 630-seat Bundestag to ...

Bei diesem historischen Quadrell bei RTL und ntv geht es zwischen Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck, Friedrich Merz und Alice Weidel mitunter hoch her. Den kompletten Mitschnitt gibt es hier. Video ...

Beobachter fühlten sich bei der ersten Regierungserklärung von Friedrich Merz an Olaf Scholz erinnert. Kein Wunder: Das Manuskript stammte aus der Feder eines Scholz-Mannes. So sehr nach Olaf ...

Berlin. Olaf Scholz ist Bundeskanzler a. D. Der SPD-Politiker sitzt als Abgeordneter im Bundestag. Was gibt es über den Hanseaten zu wissen? Als Bundeskanzler führte Olaf Scholz drei Jahre lang ...