Over 100 days into his second term, European officials are still scrambling to sort out what President DONALD TRUMP ’s doctrine will mean for transatlantic ties. The shock of Trump’s reemergence on ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Here’s what to know about the historic day in German politics. No other postwar candidate for chancellor lost the first ...

To accomplish that task, he will need to repair ties with the U.S. and allies, end an immigration crisis and kick-start the ...

Jens Nordvig, founder of macroeconomic research and consulting shop Exante Data, is concerned about the recent strange ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, slammed Merz’s failure proof that his coalition has a “weak foundation.” She called for Merz to resign ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...