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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has driven sweeping changes in security, economic and migration policy during his first 100 days in office, but faces widening cracks in his uneasy coalition.

Four years ago, the party was the most popular in the country – but old rifts have fractured it again. Now the time is ripe for a reset, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyer

When the CDU/CSU and the SPD sealed their coalition agreement to form the next German government, the would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz proudly announced: “Germany is back on track”. Against a backdrop of considerable geopolitical and geoeconomic challenges, the partners wanted to send clear signal not only to the German public,…

The meeting between the two leaders was an attempt to revive the stalled 'Franco-German motor' before Germany's new chancellor heads to Poland.

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor.

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as Germany’s new chancellor after a close shave left his future in doubt.

The voting fiasco has shaken the beginning of a leadership that was supposed to signal a new era of stability

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him fall six votes short.

CDU/CSU leader had expected an easy victory in ballot to succeed the outgoing Olaf Scholz