Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

UK's Lammy and Rubio also discussed the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and called for both countries to ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

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

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, urging ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ...

Languages: English. Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a ...