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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a ...

Friedrich Merz walks in the plenary after he was not elected new Chancellor in the first voting process at the parliament ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

Merz, 69, who led his CDU/CSU conservatives to a federal election victory in February and signed a coalition deal with the ...

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

Germany was thrown into chaos political today as Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor shockingly failed ...

He had expected to win at least 316 of the 630 votes but won only 310. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

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