Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed ...

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Berlin — In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has failed to win an initial parliamentary vote that would have confirmed his ascension to ...

The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a ...

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) approved a coalition agreement with the CDU/CSU conservatives, two sources close to the ...

The Social Democratic Party’s Lars Klingbeil has been tapped to become Germany’s next finance minister in the incoming ...