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

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

Merz has pledged to reboot his country’s economy, strengthen the threadbare armed forces and curb irregular immigration - all ...

On his first full day as German chancellor, Friedrich Merz flew to Paris and Warsaw, stepping up efforts to bring peace to ...

Merz successfully became Germany's next chancellor on Tuesday, after falling short in the first round of voting despite being ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf ...

Merz won 325 votes in the 630-member Bundestag, after falling six votes short in the first round.

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

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

Berlin: Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz won a nail-biter second vote in parliament Tuesday to become chancellor ...