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

BERLIN - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing ...

The failure of Friedrich Merz to be elected Chancellor of Germany by his own parliamentary coalition at the first ballot is a ...

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

BERLIN (AP) — In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World ...

Germany's AfD went on the offensive Monday against its designation as a "right-wing extremist" party by the domestic intelligence agency ...

Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes. He only received 310 votes — well short of the 328 seats held by his ...