By James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 6 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces his first electoral test since taking office last May on Sunday, when voters go to the polls in the south-western state of Baden-Wuerttemberg,

Authorities in Berlin are investigating an 18-year-old student on suspicion of defaming Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a student protest against the country's recently introduced military service.

The chancellor’s strategy of never contradicting the U.S. president in front of the cameras looks humiliating, but he believes he can talk him around on Ukraine and trade.

German chancellor says ‘now is not the time to lecture our allies’, hoping to mollify US president on Ukraine and trade

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is scheduled to visit China from February 24 to 27, 2026. This marks his first official trip to Beijing and is widely observed as a high-stakes strategic

"Russia is playing for time here, and in doing so is also acting against the will of the American president. In today's talks, I called for increasing the pressure on Moscow," German Chancellor

Chancellor Merz is campaigning in Baden-Württemberg where the first of five state elections this year takes place The outcome will be seen as a test of what voters think of his first ten months as chancellor Rhineland-Palatinate,