Germany's conservative CDU party led by Friedrich Merz said it hoped a new round of voting would take place on Tuesday after ...

Friedrich Merz failed to secure an outright majority in the Bundestag, prompting the AfD to demand new elections and ...

German lawmakers are to vote on the next chancellor again, hours after Friedrich Merz failed to win the first round in ...

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A coalition deal was evidently not enough to secure Friedrich Merz's victory as he made history with a first-ever loss of its kind after not winning enough votes in the Bundestag.

Earlier, Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough votes in the Bundestag (the German parliament) to be elected chancellor in the first round ...

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

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who had defected from ...

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

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