Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Merz has been widely expected to become the leader of Europe’s largest economy following Germany’s federal election in ...

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the European Union’ s most populous member after the previous chancellor's government ...

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Tuesday warned of the consequences for German democracy after his conservative ally ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the vote to become chancellor in the second round of voting. The victory comes hours after Merz lost the initial vote, The Associated Press reported. He ...

The SPD’s participation in government under Merz marks a new stage in the decline of the party, whose history began more than ...

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...