Germany’s Friedrich Merz has failed to win an initial parliamentary vote that would have confirmed his ascension to ...

Country in chaos as Friedrich Merz loses election to be Chancellor of Germany. The conservative leader was just six votes shy of clearing the first hurdle to being elected in what is a historic first ...

Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING, said Friedrich Merz losing the vote to become chancellor was a "disaster." He said it's unclear whether it was CDU/CSU or SPD voters opposing Merz, given ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament ...

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

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

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Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

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

The European Parliament cleared the way on Tuesday to fast-track approval of softer EU C02 emissions targets for cars and ...

The conservative politician could still secure the top job, but the upset spells prolonged uncertainty for Europe, which has ...

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