Merz finally succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament today.

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Tuesday warned of the consequences for German democracy after his conservative ally ...

BERLIN – Friedrich Merz will make a second attempt to be confirmed as German chancellor by the parliament on Tuesday after ...

In Germany, Friedrich Merz failed to secure a majority needed to become chancellor in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday. This ...

Merz received 310 votes in favor, falling short of the 316 required for a majority. This marks the first time such an outcome ...

The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany will each receive seven ministerial posts in the new cabinet ...

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

A coalition deal was evidently not enough to secure Friedrich Merz's victory as he made history with a first-ever loss of its kind after not winning enough votes in the Bundestag.

BERLIN -- Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)'s candidate for German chancellor, failed to secure the ...