Kurdistan Region leaders on Tuesday extended their congratulations to Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), following his confirmation as the new Chancellor of the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after ...

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

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first ...

The conservative politician had unexpectedly failed to secure enough support in the initial round of parliamentary voting.

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, but only after a dramatic second-round ...