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Explainer-German Parliament Deals Historic Setback to Would-Be Chancellor Merz - What Now?
Article 63 of Germany's constitution, the Basic Law, says that, to become chancellor, a candidate in the first round needs to win an absolute majority in the Bundestag or lower house. Merz won 310 votes, short of the 316 that constitute an absolute majority in the chamber of 630 members.
Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...
Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday gave a boost to the ...
Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...
Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...
Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he ...
As Europe looks to boost its military capabilities, Germany’s Merz urged the EU to rethink fiscal limits and warned that ...
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed concern about Israel's plans to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid ...
Senior officials in the Trump administration have lashed out at Berlin after Germany’s domestic intelligence agency last week ...
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