Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, urging ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

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Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round ...

Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...