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

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

Germany's conservative leader unexpectedly falls short of the numbers needed to form a majority in parliament to become ...

Mr Merz, who was expected to win smoothly, needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes but only received 310 votes.

Merz has pledged to reboot his country’s economy, strengthen the threadbare armed forces and curb irregular immigration - all ...

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor fails in the first round of voting in parliament by 6 votes.

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered an embarrassing setback when he fell short of a majority in an initial ...

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

Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) reacts on the day of a session of the ...

The conservative leader needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot - he only received 310, falling short by just six votes in the first round.

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democrats' candidate for chancellor of Germany, has failed in his first attempt to vote in the ...

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