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

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

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

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is sworn in by Parliament President Julia Kloeckner as new German ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for the lifting of all tariffs between the United States and the European Union ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday supported US President Donald Trump's proposal for a 30-day unconditional ...

Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union's candidate for German chancellor, failed to secure the required majority in ...

BERLIN – Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz made clear Friday that Berlin was back at the European top table, ready to help steer the bloc at a ...