Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

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

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

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

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

The conservative politician lost a first-round parliamentary vote to become leader, an upset that spells fresh uncertainty ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to declare a state of emergency on migration, Euronews confirmed on Thursday.