BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Germany’s legislature, the Bundestag, on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), as ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after ...

Merz bounces back to take the top job as Germany braces for economic headwinds, rising global tensions and an expectant ...

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him ...

Merz, 69, who led his conservatives to a federal election victory in February and has signed a coalition deal with the centre ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...