Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor, taking on an ailing economy, frayed relations with its top security ally the United States and a surging far right.

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Germany's parliament is set to elect conservative Friedrich Merz as its new Chancellor. The 69-year old is promising to revitalize the country's flagging economy and boost its voice on the world stage. It brings an end to Germany's recent political limbo after the last government collapsed.