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

Merz has pledged to reboot his country’s economy, strengthen the threadbare armed forces and curb irregular immigration - all ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

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

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

GERMANY’S new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has finally been confirmed by the country’s parliament just hours after losing a ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has taken his oath of office, after being elected by parliament earlier on Tuesday.

Friedrich Merz has won parliament’s backing to become Germany’s chancellor at the second attempt after a surprise failure ...

The initial shock defeat dealt a heavy blow to Merz, who has vowed to restore stability in Berlin after half a year of ...

Atop a fragile ruling coalition, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will have to learn to live with the elephant in the living room: Alternative für Deutschland. The AfD is not only Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz is Germany's new head of government. He needed an unprecedented second vote to secure the necessary majority ...