Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an even stronger supporter in the European Union’s largest country and

In Germany, coalition governments are typically formed through a two-step process: parties first engage in exploratory talks to assess potential alliances before entering formal coalition negotiations

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Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role ... first with a 2022 visit to Kyiv that exposed the chancellor's hesitancy on supporting Ukraine, and then by getting a court to strike down a budget, setting in motion the chain of events ...

German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and Social Democrats have completed preliminary coalition talks. They aim to finalize their deal to drive economic growth and bolster military spending.

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has just transformed his country with a stroke of commendable boldness. On March 4th Mr Merz revealed plans for two changes to the debt brake,

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War ... With President Trump back in the White House and tensions rising over how to resolve the war in Ukraine, Merz, who has long supported a strong trans-Atlantic relationship, said after his victory ...