File: German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany assumes that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next Friday, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Sunday.Putin and Trump will meet in the US state of Alaska on Friday to try to resolve the three-year […]
German chancellor Friedrich Merz (AP image) Germany chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday announced that German will suspend the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip. This announcement came in response to Israel’s plan to take control of Gaza City.Merz said it was becoming “increasingly difficult to understand” how […]
VILNIUS: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned Thursday that Russia threatened security in Europe, during a visit to Lithuania to mark the formation of his country’s first permanent overseas military unit since World War II.“There is a threat to us all from Russia,” Merz said at a press conference in Vilnius. “We are protecting ourselves against […]
Friedrich Merz, 69, a conservative stalwart and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, was elected Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a dramatic two-round parliamentary vote. His appointment marks a return to the national spotlight for a politician who once left public life altogether.Merz secured the chancellorship in a second ballot with 325 votes after […]
Friedrich Merz has failed to secure enough support to become Germany’s next chancellor, falling short by six votes in the Bundestag’s first round of voting. In a secret ballot held on Tuesday, Merz received 310 votes in favour, just under the required 316 needed to secure a majority in the 630-member parliament.The outcome was a […]
Friedrich Merz (Photo: X) If all goes to plan, Friedrich Merz will become the Federal Republic‘s 10th chancellor on May 6. The two remaining hurdles appear to be formalities: On Monday, his conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will convene for a special party conference to approve the coalition contract with the center-left Social Democratic Party […]
German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a coalition agreement with the main centre-left party, the Bundestag said Monday. Both steps were expected to be a formality after Merz’s conservative bloc, the CDU/CSU, and his future governing partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), settled […]
