Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an ...

For the first time in postwar German history, a federal chancellor candidate does not get the minimum number of votes in the ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz was only elected German Chancellor in the second round of voting on ...

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

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

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

The CDU party leader was confirmed as Germany's chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote after a tumultuous first round saw him fall six votes short. Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's ...