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Chancellorship

Friedrich Merz Olaf Scholz Karl Nehammer Rachel Reeves Christian Stocker Austria Current Chancellor Jens Spahn Merz's Administration Angela Merkel

Merz’s First Year Ends With Plunging Ratings and a Transatlantic Rift

Plunging support alongside a U.S. row raises talk of instability.

Wissing Recounts 30-Second Talk With Scholz That Kept Him in Office

Merz Backs Culture Minister Weimer After Book Prize Exclusions

Merz Rallies CDU in Stuttgart, Vows to Block AfD and Restart Reforms

BVMW Letter Escalates Rift Over Merz’s Economic Course as Business Groups Back Connemann

Spahn Says He Will Stay as CDU/CSU Parliamentary Leader as Merz Signals Support

German Parliament Approves Pension Package in Test of Merz’s Control

Merz Shuts Door on AfD Cooperation as Polls Erode His Standing

Merz Rules Out AfD Cooperation as Backlash Builds Over Hardline Migration Push

Media Tenor: Merz Dominates 100-Day Coverage as Tone Turns Negative

Merz Faces Coalition Rift as Far Right AfD Tops National Poll

Germany and Neighbors Agree on Stricter EU Migration Controls

Germany Plans 208 New Government Positions, 150 for Digital Ministry

German Government Reaffirms Opposition to UniCredit’s Commerzbank Takeover

Germany Secures Green Support for €500 Billion Investment Plan

Christian Stocker Sworn In as Austria's Chancellor, Leading First Three-Party Government Since 1940s

Germany Prepares for Bundestag Election Amid Polarized Campaigns and Key TV Debate

Olaf Scholz Declares Chancellorship Will Be His Final Career Role

Far-Right Coalition Talks Collapse in Austria, Snap Elections Likely

Austria's FPÖ and ÖVP Begin Coalition Talks After Political Turmoil