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 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 ...

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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

But Merz could still secure the chancellorship in a second ballot if he wins the required two-thirds majority.