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

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

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

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

The Bundestag has elected the CDU/CSU bloc leader Friedrich Merz as Germany’s new federal chancellor, replacing Social ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who defected from Merz's ...

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

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

The new German government took office on Tuesday under the leadership of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, less than three months ...

He has never held a top position in government, yet he will probably soon be Germany's next chancellor. DW takes a look at ...