Frank Zeller

1 month ago | barrons.com | Frank Zeller |Jastinder Khera

Western powers must not be divided in confronting Russia over the Ukraine war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday, urging a united stance between Europe and the United States. Merz, who took power last week, also pledged Berlin would build up its military to become "Europe's strongest conventional army" and play a greater role in NATO and the EU in the standoff with Moscow.

1 month ago | al-monitor.com | Jastinder Khera |Frank Zeller

The Israeli and German presidents hailed the enduring friendship between their countries on Monday, 60 years after the launch of bilateral relations, but also acknowledged differences over the war in Gaza. Israel's president, Issac Herzog, was visiting Berlin before he and the German head of state, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, were due to tour Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday along with their wives.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Frank Zeller |Jastinder Khera

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz was due to travel to Paris and Warsaw on Wednesday after winning a nail-biting second parliamentary vote to become chancellor following a first-round setback. Merz, 69, scored an absolute majority of 325 to 289 in the second secret vote in the lower house of parliament to become the new leader of Europe's biggest economy. But his win was bittersweet after the initial defeat pointed to rumblings of discontent within his coalition.

1 month ago | japantimes.co.jp | Frank Zeller |Jastinder Khera

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow Tuesday when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in the first round of voting to become the next chancellor. Merz had expected to win a majority of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament. But he won the backing of only 310 MPs, with 307 voting against him.

1 month ago | ibtimes.com.au | Frank Zeller |Jastinder Khera

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in the first round of voting on him becoming the next chancellor. The unexpected setback, a first in German post-war history, prolongs the half-year of political paralysis that has prevailed in Berlin since the collapse of the coalition government of Olaf Scholz.