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

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 ...

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

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

Merz is now facing a myriad of challenges, including keeping his coalition government united and boosting Germany's ...

Friedrich Merz is set to be elected Germany's new chancellor on Tuesday, as his new administration takes office hoping to ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become ... had been expected to easily win confirmation to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II, but initially fell six votes ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected Chancellor of Germany on Tuesday after the second round of Bundestag voting, in which he was given 325 endorsements (thus ...