Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a ...

Friedrich Merz, the conservative leader who was poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, failed to win enough votes to ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

The Bundestag has elected CDU/CSU bloc leader Friedrich Merz as Germany's federal chancellor. He will succeed Social Democrat ...

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

BERLIN – The German parliament elected Friedrich Merz as German chancellor on Tuesday, following a massive setback in the morning that saw him fall short of a majority on his first attempt.

Germany’s Merz confirmed as chancellor in second parliamentary vote after first round shock defeat - ...