Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament ...

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

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

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

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

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

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

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...

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

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.