Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed ...

Demand for the U.S. auto maker’s vehicles slid amid stronger competition from Europe and China and rising anger at Elon ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

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

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

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

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

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

Germany's parliament will hold a second vote on Tuesday on backing Friedrich Merz as chancellor after the veteran ...

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

The conservative could still secure the chancellery in a subsequent vote but the miss casts a shadow over his government.