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

Friedrich Merz has been confirmed as the new chancellor of Germany after a second vote in the country’s parliament, hours ...

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor has unexpectedly failed in the first round of parliamentary voting.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in ...

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament. He unexpectedly ...

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The conservative politician had unexpectedly failed to secure enough support in the initial round of parliamentary voting.

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...

Germany’s parliament has confirmed Freidrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor, but only after he suffered the indignity of failing to win a first vote. The leader of the right-of-centre Christian ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz ‘s bid to become Germany ‘s 10th chancellor since the second World War failed in the first ...

Friedrich Merz, at 69, is the tenth German chancellor. But "what a day!", he admitted himself, finally arriving at the ...