First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis.

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

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

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

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

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

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

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

Friedrich Merz is Germany's new head of government. He needed an unprecedented second vote to secure the necessary majority in the Bundestag in what was a historic debacle in German politics.

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won ...