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

By Madeline Chambers and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany's next chancellor at the second attempt. Merz ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz ...

European shares were little changed on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of corporate earnings and monitored potential ...

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz looks on, on the day of the second round of voting to elect the new German chancellor, ...

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...