Friedrich Merz secured Germany’s chancellorship Tuesday after overcoming an initial parliamentary defeat that had thrown his and Germany’s political future ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier later appointed Merz as chancellor, officially marking the start of his time in ...

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the 27-nation European Union’ s most populous member after Scholz’s government collapsed last year and a national election was held in February.

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

Merz bounces back to take the top job as Germany braces for economic headwinds, rising global tensions and an expectant ...

Germany’s new chancellor suffered a major blow before his term even began — after dramatically losing a secret leadership ...