New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government. Jim Tankersley Christopher F.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

After Merz's defeat in the first ballot, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said, “Merz should step aside and the way should be cleared for a general election,” calling the failed vote a “good day ...

new video loaded: Friedrich Merz Wins Second Vote to Become Germany’s Leader Friedrich Merz had fallen six votes short of the chancellery in the first round of voting, a surprising and ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor. It has been a roller ...

Friedrich Merz failed to secure an outright majority in the Bundestag, prompting the AfD to demand new elections and criticize the government's leadership. The unprecedented outcome exposed ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a renewed partnership with France to help Europe confront its “enormous” security and economic challenges. At a joint news conference with ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic ...

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament. He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary ballot on Tuesday morning - the first ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ...