Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

Román had been appointed interim chancellor of the system after the surprise resignation of Francisco C. Rodriguez in 2024.

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

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

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

Friedrich Merz secured parliamentary backing as Germany’s new chancellor on the second attempt, paving the way for the ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

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

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

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

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor. Merz plans to immediately team up with allies ...