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

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

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

Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany ‘s 10th chancellor since the second World War failed in the first ...

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

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

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

Traditionally, newly elected German chancellors make a point of visiting their big neighbors in the west and east on the first day in office to stress European unity. The stops in Paris and Warsaw are ...

Berlin: Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor ...