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 ...

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

Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany's chancellor, succeeding in a second-round parliamentary vote after initially ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz was elected as chancellor Tuesday in a second round of parliamentary voting, just hours after he ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz has been elected chancellor in a second round of parliamentary voting. He failed to secure a ...

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

In Germany, Friedrich Merz has been elected chancellor in a second round of parliamentary voting. He failed to secure a ...

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 ...

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

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade disputes in a phone call on Thursday evening, a German government spokesperson ...

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