Friedrich Merz is widely expected to be sworn in as chancellor this morning, following a vote by lawmakers in the lower house ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him ...

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

Conservative leader scrapes together just enough votes to claim Germany’s top job — but he’s weakened already.

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

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

Friedrich Merz did not receive enough votes in the first round of voting in the Bundestag for the future Chancellor of ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.