NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Merz on assuming office on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed “regional and global […]
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Germany finally has a leader. Now comes the hard part for Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, takes the chancellor’s seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Krisztian Bocsi […]
Friedrich Merz Has a Tough Job as Germany’s Chancellor. It Just Got Tougher.
Friedrich Merz’s party won Germany’s national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the chancellor’s office late […]
Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
May 6, 2025, 6:46 a.m. ET An election campaign poster for Friedrich Merz in western Germany this year. Credit…Kirill Kudryavtsev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Before […]
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of […]
Courts Block Trump From Withholding School Funds Over D.E.I., for Now
President Trump was dealt a setback in his plans for American public education, as three federal judges issued separate rulings on Thursday pausing his ability […]
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz secures German government coalition after months of political drift
Friedrich Merz of the CDU is expected to become the next chancellor, replacing Olaf Scholz after Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and center-left Social […]
Coalition Deal in Germany Clears Way for Friedrich Merz to Become Chancellor
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 […]
European Leaders Rally Around Zelensky After Explosive Meeting With Trump
European leaders quickly pledged their continued support for Ukraine on Friday after President Trump’s blistering criticism of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting at […]
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, […]