German conservative Friedrich Merz was sworn in by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the country's 10th chancellor on ...

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany's chancellor after a dramatic second-round vote in the Bundestag on Tuesday, ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the vote to become chancellor in the second round of voting. The victory comes hours after Merz lost the initial vote, The Associated Press reported. He ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's new chancellor on Tuesday in the second ...

BERLIN, May 6. /TASS/. The second round of a parliamentary vote to elect Germany’s chancellor will be held at 3:15 p.m. local time (1:15 p.m. GMT) on Tuesday, the Bild newspapers reported, citing ...

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his ...

Earlier, Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough votes in the Bundestag (the German parliament) to be elected chancellor in the first round ...