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

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor amid economic turmoil, coalition instability, and a rising far-right, as Trump’s ...

Berlin is back on the global stage. But can the newly elected German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, deliver where the ...

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

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday supported US President Donald Trump's proposal for a 30-day unconditional ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday supported US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a 30-day unconditional ...

Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday called on the EU to ditch landmark new rules on environmental and human ...

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 ...

German parliament elected Friedrich Merz in a dramatic second round of voting, after he failed to secure an absolute majority ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in ...