Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Germany’s legislature, the Bundestag, on Tuesday elected Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), as ...

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof offered his congratulations to Friedrich Merz, who was selected by German officials to ...

Kurdistan Region leaders on Tuesday extended their congratulations to Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), following his confirmation as the new Chancellor of the ...

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th chancellor since World War II ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, but only after a dramatic second-round ...