New German government can credibly claim fresh start with its appointments and responsibilities, but given challenging times, ...

Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an ...

The leader of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, was not elected as the new chancellor of Germany. He lacked the necessary ...

A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

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

Friedrich Merz did not receive enough votes in the first round of voting in the Bundestag for the future Chancellor of ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him fall six votes short. Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor ...