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

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

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

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

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

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...