Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s Chancellor after winning 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote on May 6.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany’s ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament — ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

AFTER A SECOND vote in parliament today Friedricch Merz finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor, ...

Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at a handover ceremony in the chancellery in Berlin, 6 May, 2025 ...

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Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

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It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...