Friedrich Merz, set to become chancellor on May 6, 2025, is aiming to halt a fast-track approach to citizenship by the ...

The reclassification — AfD was previously designated a “suspected” extremist group — is likely to reignite debate over a ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

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

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has classified ... the AfD as a confirmed right-wing extremist party has also fueled debates about the possibility of banning the AfD. Politicians from ...

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic initial defeat on his first ballot, which caused tumult in the ...

The swearing in of the center-right candidate Friedrich Merz as Germany’s next chancellor was considered a formality, but he ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing extremist." This has intensified debates over whether or not to ban the ...

On Friday, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) was classified as "confirmed right-wing ... The decision to reclassify the AfD as a confirmed right-wing extremist party has also fueled debates about the ...