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

After a tense and drawn-out political transition, Friedrich Merz has officially ... Trump’s tariffs deepen economic uncertainty Merz’s task was already formidable. He inherits a stalled ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

Atop a fragile ruling coalition, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will have to learn to live ... Chancellor Scholz and President Zelensky attend the World Economic Forum annual meeting on ...

Friedrich Merz has ... Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II. No candidate for chancellor in postwar Germany has failed to win on the first ballot. Merz received 325 votes in the second ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded ... s 10th chancellor since World War II. No other postwar candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the first ballot. Merz received 325 votes in ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded ... s 10th chancellor since World War II. No other postwar candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the first ballot. Merz received 325 votes in ...

There is a telling rumor in Berlin political circles. Upon his appointment as leader of Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday ... Germany is Europe's diplomatic and economic heavyweight. Many had hoped Merz’s ascension would help the continent ...