The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

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

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis.

Conservative leader scrapes together just enough votes to claim Germany’s top job — but he’s weakened already.

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz 's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s CDU, was elected chancellor on Tuesday in a second round of voting in the Bundestag.