Merz scored an absolute majority of 325 against 289 in the second secret vote in the lower house of parliament ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

Merz had been working to project strength and purpose but instead became mired in political intrigue and division.

Merz takes over at the helm of a coalition between his CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) of ...