Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

Senior officials in the Trump administration have lashed out at Berlin after Germany’s domestic intelligence agency last week ...

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

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

As Europe looks to boost its military capabilities, Germany’s Merz urged the EU to rethink fiscal limits and warned that ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

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

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

The swearing in of the center-right candidate Friedrich Merz as Germany’s next chancellor was considered a formality, but he ...

Friedrich Merz says if peace efforts succeed, Germany stands ready to participate in ceasefire monitoring mission under US ...