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

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, became Germany’s next chancellor after a surprising setback in parliament ...

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

The Merz government is undoubtedly the most reactionary and anti-working class government since the fall of the Nazi regime ...

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

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