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

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, ...

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 ...

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

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

Friedrich Merz has plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor. He presented ...

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

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

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.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor of Germany after facing a historic loss in the Bundestag. In the second round, 325 lawmakers voted for Merz, bringing him past the 316-vote threshold.

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