Friedrich Merz promised to help defend “every inch” of Nato territory as he joined the inauguration of the first German military brigade to be permanently stationed on foreign soil since the second ...

Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

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Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.