BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Germany’s legislature, the Bundestag, on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), as ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...

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

Germany’s Merz confirmed as chancellor in second parliamentary vote after shock first-round defeat - New leader suffered ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament yesterday in a second round of voting after ...

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor has unexpectedly failed in the first round of parliamentary voting.