Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

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

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

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

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

Germany’s new government said Wednesday it will start increasing border controls to clamp down on migration. Germany’s new ...

For months, President Trump has taunted Canada by claiming it should become America's 51st state. But the country's new prime ...

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The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him ...

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