German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after a ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

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.

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

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

Lars Klingbeil, believes conservative Friedrich Merz will garner enough support from lawmakers to become chancellor in a ...

A lawmaker for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) has called for unity as lawmakers were set to vote in a second secret ballot ...

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

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a historic and unexpected defeat in his bid to become the 10th postwar ...