Friedrich Merz has plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor. He presented ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Merz urged India ...

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 loss in the first ...

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 ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded yesterday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The ...

Mr. Merz’s eventual win was bittersweet as the initial defeat — the first such outcome ... Weidel said earlier in the day, calling the first-round result a “good day for Germany”.

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz was due to travel to Paris and Warsaw on Wednesday after winning a nail-biting second parliamentary vote to become chancellor following a first-round ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been ... a dramatic second round of voting in the Bundestag on Tuesday. The victory comes just hours after he suffered a surprising defeat in the initial ...

“But even so, the unprecedented failure to be elected in the first round would still be a bad start for him.” After Merz's defeat in the first ballot, AfD co-leader Alice Weidel ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed by six votes in parliament on Tuesday, a stunning defeat as he had ...

But no other post-war candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the first of the secret ballots – a significant blow to Mr Merz’s prestige ... this second round of elections." ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz yesterday suffered a serious blow when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in the first round of voting on him becoming the next chancellor. The ...