BERLIN: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s Chancellor after winning 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote on May 6.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON: Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday (May 6) that the United States should "stay out of" ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after ...

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

Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, but only after a dramatic second-round ...

Kurdistan Region leaders on Tuesday extended their congratulations to Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), following his confirmation as the new Chancellor of the ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament ...