Tag: Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz has suffered a humiliating setback on his path to power as he failed to secure the necessary 316 votes in the Bundestag lower house of parliament to be to ...

Germany is set for a new government as the leaders of the country’s main centre-right and left parties signed off on a coalition deal. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social ...

Germany’s domestic intelligence service has designated the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), the biggest opposition party, as a “confirmed rightwing extremist” force. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) ...

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz has defended the right to claim asylum in Germany, rejecting calls for a radical overhaul. “The right to asylum is an integral part of our legal and value ...

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz has lost the confidence vote, paving the way to a snap election on February 23, 2025. Of the 717 votes tallied, 207 gave Scholz their confidence, ...

German opposition leader, Friedrich Merz, has repeated his commitment to sending German-made Taurus missiles to Ukraine. This came as Merz, frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s next Chancellor, is on a ...

German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz has confirmed that he would ask for a vote of confidence to take place on December 16, 2024. This came a week after his three-party coalition ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader, Friedrich Merz has slammed Chancellor Olaf Scholz, describing his decision to delay a confidence vote until next year as “irresponsible.” Following the sudden departure of the ...

Germany’s centre-right opposition leader, Friedrich Merz has called for an immediate vote of confidence to be held in parliament, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ruling coalition collapsed. Merz, the Chair of ...