Supporters of the former corporate lawyer say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think ...

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

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

BERLIN—Germany faced a political crisis after Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough support in parliament to be confirmed as ...

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

Pictures of Singaporean ministers and a ruling party lawmaker together at dinners that included a man convicted in a ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz is scrambling to secure his ascension to chancellor, after failing to win over enough lawmakers in ...