Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor. Merz plans to immediately team up with allies ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed concern about Israel's plans to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid ...

The conservative could still secure the chancellery in a subsequent vote but the unprecedented miss casts a shadow over his ...

A coalition deal secured Friedrich Merz's victory as Germany's chancellor after a first-ever loss in the first round.