Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...

Merz seemed on course to win with a majority of 13, but failed even to gain a simple majority of one, by six votes. The ...

At least a dozen members of Merz’s proposed coalition failed to back him in the first vote on Tuesday — despite his coalition ...

The failure of Friedrich Merz to be elected Chancellor of Germany by his own parliamentary coalition at the first ballot is a ...

Years after being ousted from the AfD, former party leader Frauke Petry intends to launch a new political party in Germany.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

The CDU/CSU conservative leader takes over from Olaf Scholz as chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament.

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