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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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