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

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in ...

Merz has pledged to reboot his country’s economy, strengthen the threadbare armed forces and curb irregular immigration - all ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany ‘s 10th chancellor since the second World War failed in the first ...

Merz won 325 votes in the 630-member Bundestag, after falling six votes short in the first round.

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

By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Friedrich Merz’s party won Germany’s national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the ...

Germany was thrown into political chaos today as Friedrich Merz's bid to become the country's 10th chancellor shockingly failed in the first round of voting in parliament by just six votes.

Read more Subscribers only Friedrich Merz bets on two private sector converts to revive the German economy and reform the state "There are only suspicions, but it is not a concerted initiative ...

Berlin: Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor ...