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

New Chancellor Friedrich Merz says his compatriots must work harder and smarter to restore Germany's competitive edge. Ahead ...

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

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

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

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

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...