The leader of Germany's Christian Democrat-Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in ...

Now it’s neither.This was the central message from the chaotic transfer of power on Tuesday that saw Friedrich Merz, the ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...

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

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Merz bounces back to take the top job as Germany braces for economic headwinds, rising global tensions and an expectant ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biting second parliamentary vote Tuesday to become chancellor after ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first ...

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof offered his congratulations to Friedrich Merz, who was selected by German officials to ...