Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

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

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

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

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

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

Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours ...

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

Pictures of Singaporean ministers and a ruling party lawmaker together at dinners that included a man convicted in a ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...