Article 63 of Germany's constitution, the Basic Law, says that, to become chancellor, a candidate in the first round needs to ...

By Kirsti Knolle and Madeline Chambers BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough ...

The conservative politician could still secure the top job, but the upset spells prolonged uncertainty for Europe, which has ...

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

BERLIN (AP) — In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament ...

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor failed in the first round, missing by six votes. The Bundestag has ...

Germany has entered uncharted political waters after Friedrich Merz failed, as designated chancellor, to secure a ...

Merz, 69, who led his CDU/CSU conservatives to a federal election victory in February and signed a coalition deal with the ...

Merz was six votes short of an absolute majority needed to become Germany's new Chancellor. A new vote may be held within ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, stands on the cusp of becoming Germany's next chancellor, pending a ...

Friedrich Merz did not receive enough votes in the first round of voting in the Bundestag for the future Chancellor of ...