Merz has four to five years not just to breathe new life into his party, but to ensure the country’s traditional political ...

When his coalition collapsed after a budget dispute in 2024, it sealed his fate.

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Wednesday they had agreed to start talks on a possible coalition with Friedrich Merz ...

After securing the largest share in the German election, Friedrich Merz has met with President Emmanuel Macron in the French capital. The pair discussed European security in the face of a shifting US ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party faces a lack of leadership following its defeat on February 23, having garnered only 16.5% ...

The surging far-right is a symptom of a world slipping out of progressive control – and comprehension.

"Krone" foreign policy doyen Kurt Seinitz analyzes the results of last Sunday's German parliamentary elections on krone.tv: ...

I knew I had to visit the home of Bismarck to properly appreciate his position in German history. I also visited Germany when ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is not expected to accompany outgoing ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

Talks between the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) are to begin within the next couple of days, ...

As the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump moves closer to Russia and the rift with Europe deepens, a change of ...