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

The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz ...

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

The conservative politician lost a first-round parliamentary vote to become leader, an upset that spells fresh uncertainty ...

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German president since 2017, is a former leader of the Social Democrats who in 2009 led his ...

The session of Germany’s Bundestag started in a festive mood with greetings for dignitaries there to witness a peaceful ...

Supporters of the former corporate lawyer say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think ...

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

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday ...

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