In an extraordinary day of political turbulence in Berlin, Friedrich Merz, the long-time leader of Germany’s Christian ...

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

Friedrich Merz narrowly lost the first round of voting Tuesday to become Germany's next chancellor, in a surprise setback for ...

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

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

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

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

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

The win — on his second try — paves the way for him to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority ...

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

German stocks fell and bund yields rose after Friedrich Merz failed to secure a Bundestag majority, marking a historic ...