In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz 's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

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

Conservative leader scrapes together just enough votes to claim Germany’s top job — but he’s weakened already.

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

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

The win — on his second try — paves the way for him to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis. https://p.dw.com/p/4txyR Merz (center ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

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

Friedrich Merz is Germany's new head of government. He needed an unprecedented second vote to secure the necessary majority in the Bundestag in what was a historic debacle in German politics.

German stocks fell and bund yields rose after Friedrich Merz failed to secure a Bundestag majority, marking a historic ...