Germany’s centrist parties announced on Wednesday that they had formally reached a coalition agreement to allow Friedrich Merz, a conservative, to take the reins as […]
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UC Davis chancellor says violent attack on student conservative group 'disappointing and embarrassing'
The chancellor of the University of California, Davis campus said an investigation was being opened into a violent attack by masked protesters on an event […]
Who is Friedrich Merz? The conservative set to become Germany’s new chancellor
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany, the conservative opposition party is set to win in the election that happened in Germany on Sunday. With this, […]
German Election 2025: Friedrich Merz Appears Poised to Be Next Chancellor
Germans voted for a change of leadership on Sunday, handing the most votes in a parliamentary election to centrist conservatives, with the far right in […]
Who Is Friedrich Merz, the Man Poised to Be Germany’s Next Chancellor?
Friedrich Merz, the man favored by early exit polls to be Germany’s next chancellor after elections on Sunday, is a conservative businessman who has never […]
Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany's new chancellor?
Friedrich Merz, Union candidate for chancellor and CDU federal chairman, joins the “Quadrell” TV round in the Bundestag election campaign. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance […]
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s imminent elections on behalf of a party […]
Austrian Coalition Talks Collapse, Averting, for Now, a Far-Right Chancellor
An effort by the head of Austria’s Freedom Party to form a coalition government collapsed on Wednesday, ending, for now, his chances of leading the […]
Austria Could Get a Far-Right Chancellor. Here’s What to Know.
The president of Austria on Monday gave Herbert Kickl, the outspoken leader of the Alpine country’s far-right Freedom Party, the task of trying to form […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses no-confidence vote, election called for early next year
The German parliament accepted Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s invitation to withdraw its confidence in him and his government on Monday, clearing the way for an early […]