Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as new chancellor in the second round of voting in the Bundestag, the ...

The win — on his second try — paves the way for him to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority ...

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

Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an ...

Conservative leader scrapes together just enough votes to claim Germany’s top job — but he’s weakened already.

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

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

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

Friedrich Merz will become German chancellor after winning a vote in the Bundestag, following an awkward initial stalemate ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.