Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

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

Traditionally, newly elected German chancellors make a point of visiting their big neighbors in the west and east on the ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

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

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

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

BERLIN – Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on ...

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