By Benoit Van Overstraeten, Andreas Rinke and Anna Koper BERLIN/PARIS/WARSAW (Reuters) -Germany's new chancellor Friedrich ...

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

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

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

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

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

Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron — firm believers in the European Union and leaders of the continent's largest ...

Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German conservatives, has been elected as chancellor after winning the second of two votes ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor since the Second World War failed by six votes in parliament on Tuesday, an unexpected defeat.

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.