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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany's next chancellor at the second attempt. Merz ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as new chancellor in the second round of voting in the Bundestag, the ...

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

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as the new chancellor of Germany after a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours ...

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

Germany's new cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday. Here are the key names you need to know in everything from foreign policy to ...

Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz will visit the Elysée for his first trip abroad on Wednesday. Emmanuel ...

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

Conservative leader, Friedrich Merz, has won a parliament vote to become Germany's next chancellor at the second attempt.

The session of Germany’s Bundestag started in a festive mood with greetings for dignitaries there to witness a peaceful ...

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...