There is a famous quote attributed to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger in 1997, in comments to a Bavarian television station.

Merz had been working to project strength and purpose but instead became mired in political intrigue and division.

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In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Friedrich Merz on Tuesday after he was elected chancellor by the German parliament ...

Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, had been expected to easily win the vote, but the first ballot ...

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

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor after an unprecedented two rounds of voting in the German parliament.

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.