Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament to elect conservative leader Friedrich Merz as the country’s new ...

Germany's next chancellor is set to be conservative leader Friedrich Merz after his party, thee Christian Democratic Union, reached a coalition deal with outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party, the ...

Germany's coalition government has cleared its final hurdle to power after the Social Democrats (SPD) voted in favour of the ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...