BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

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

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

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

Pictures of Singaporean ministers and a ruling party lawmaker together at dinners that included a man convicted in a ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical ...