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

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has described the country's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz as a ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

Foreign minister signals Berlin will commit to 3.5% in ‘hard’ military spending and 1.5% for infrastructure by 2032 ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

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

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

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

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