Friedrich Merz's bid for German chancellor fails, triggering stock market slide; uncertainty looms over coalition's future.

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

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor failed in the first round, missing by six votes. The Bundestag has ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has failed to win an initial parliamentary vote that would have confirmed his ascension to ...

Country in chaos as Friedrich Merz loses election to be Chancellor of Germany. The conservative leader was just six votes shy ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday in a major blow that threw politics in Europe's largest economy once more into ...

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

Article 63 of Germany's constitution, the Basic Law, says that, to become chancellor, a candidate in the first round needs to ...

Carsten Brzeski, global head of macro at ING, said Friedrich Merz losing the vote to become chancellor was a "disaster." He said it's unclear whether it was CDU/CSU or SPD voters opposing Merz, given ...