For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer ...

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

The condemnation of the AfD has raised a fundamental dilemma of democracy: How does an open, free, pluralistic society ...

Misleading claims that the "black-red" coalition government led by Friedrich Merz is set to introduce "censorship laws" under ...

Germany's government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group. The extremist far-right organization calls itself the ...