The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes. He only received 310 votes — well short of the 328 seats held by his ...

Friedrich Merz failed to be elected German chancellor Tuesday, after he fell short of securing a majority in a shock ...

The choice of ministers points to a tolerance for political risk, but it also assembles a team of loyalists around the new ...

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday ...