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

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

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

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

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

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

Languages: English. Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

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