Merz scored an absolute majority of 325 against 289 in the second secret vote in the lower house of parliament ...

Friedrich Merz clinches German chancellorship in a second-round vote, overcoming a historic first-ballot setback.

Merz had been working to project strength and purpose but instead became mired in political intrigue and division.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours ...

President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament. Xinhua ...

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

BERLIN: Germany’s conservative new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to end months of political paralysis and rebuild Berlin’s international standing, but got off to a bruising start on Tuesday.

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

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China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's 10th chancellor on Tuesday, hours after ...