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

Friedrich Merz's failure on Tuesday to win the required absolute majority in parliament to be elected chancellor of Germany ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday ...

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

The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a ...

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) reacts after the announcement of the result as he fails to be elected ...

The conservative could still secure the chancellery in a subsequent vote but the miss casts a shadow over his government.

Friedrich Merz failed to get the majority needed to become German chancellor in a parliamentary vote Tuesday. The result ...