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

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

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

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

UK's Lammy and Rubio also discussed the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan, and called for both countries to ...

Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Merz urged India ...

Friedrich Merz, left, reacts after he fell short of votes need to be chancellor in first round vote at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin on Tuesday. For the first time in German history ...