Friedrich Merz was elected Chancellor of the German Parliament in the second round with 325 votes. To reach the majority and ...

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

A lawmaker for Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) has called for unity as lawmakers were set to vote in a second secret ballot ...

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament. He unexpectedly ...

The coalition – which includes the CDU, their Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD) – holds 328 seats, 12 votes over the required absolute majority. The ...

Alice Weidel and Tino Krupalla, co-chairs of the opposition pro-Russian Alternative for Germany party, called the historic ...

Friedrich Merz's bid for chancellor fails by six votes, marking a historic parliamentary setback amid rising political uncertainty in Germany.- Watch Video on English Oneindia ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

BERLIN, May 6. /TASS/. The second round of a parliamentary vote to elect Germany’s chancellor will be held at 3:15 p.m. local time (1:15 p.m. GMT) on Tuesday, the Bild newspapers reported, citing ...

Lars Klingbeil, believes conservative Friedrich Merz will garner enough support from lawmakers to become chancellor in a ...

Earlier, Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough votes in the Bundestag (the German parliament) to be elected chancellor in the first round ...

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