The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

The leader of Germany's Christian Democrat-Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in ...

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

The swearing in of the center-right candidate Friedrich Merz as Germany’s next chancellor was considered a formality, but he ...

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

Supporters of the former corporate lawyer say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think ...

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

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

Pictures of Singaporean ministers and a ruling party lawmaker together at dinners that included a man convicted in a ...