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

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

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

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

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won ...

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

Merz said he will declare a national emergency in order to carry out more border controls and deportations. The move has been ...

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

Merz won 325 votes in the 630-member Bundestag, after falling six votes short in the first round.

Conservative Merz becomes 10th chancellor after successfully forming coalition with Social Democrats, receiving parliamentary ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is closed.