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

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

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

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

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

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

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

The conservative politician had unexpectedly failed to secure enough support in the initial round of parliamentary voting.

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

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

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