Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his ...

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

Merz has been widely expected to become the leader of Europe's largest economy following Germany's federal election in ...

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

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

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, ...

New polling shows how people in different nations view the war’s end — and the chances of a new war.

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...

Germany's conservative leader unexpectedly falls short of the numbers needed to form a majority in parliament to become ...

The conservative could still secure the chancellery in a subsequent vote but the miss casts a shadow over his government.

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...