Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. The high drama of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's election left little doubt that those days are over.As former ...

Today’s unexpected drama in the Parliament ... demanded that Mr. Merz resign and fresh elections be held. “It is a good day for Germany,” Mr. Chrupalla told reporters.

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

The leader of the German conservatives, Friedrich Merz, has been elected Chancellor of Germany, but it took an unprecedented second vote to get there. The leader of the German conservatives, Friedrich ...

In a day of unprecedented high drama for German politics ... his party leader, called for new elections and Mr Merz’s resignation. Mr Merz is now expected to embark on a tour of Warsaw ...

Friedrich Merz’s failure to initially secure the votes needed to become German chancellor suggests his coalition may be even more fragile than assumed.

Germany's conservative new Chancellor Friedrich Merz has pledged to end months of political paralysis and rebuild Berlin's ...

"Rather, the initial reactions of many observers indicated that Merz was expected to become chancellor after a second round of voting anyway. Potential alternatives such as a new election - as the ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz will face a second vote in parliament on Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after he lost the first round in a stunning early ...

A Bild daily headline called the outcome of a day of high political drama “the Happy ... my congratulations on your election,” Mr. Steinmeier told Mr. Merz at Bellevue Palace in Berlin.