Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

Friedrich Merz elected Germany’s chancellor after second vote, overcoming earlier setback and forming a coalition with SPD ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

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

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

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

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical ...

Friedrich Merz has won parliament’s backing to become Germany’s chancellor at the second attempt after a surprise failure ...

Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Credit: AP/Markus Schreiber He practiced law and headed the supervisory board of investment manager BlackRock’s German branch. During that break, he often traveled ...

German parliament elected Friedrich Merz in a dramatic second round of voting, after he failed to secure an absolute majority ...

A tiny minority of around 0.6 percent of the population now owns 45 percent of total wealth in Germany. More and more, the ...