Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday, hours after suffering a ...

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Germany’s acting chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to bow out of office on Friday evening with a special “grand tattoo” military ...

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who is set to be succeeded by Friedrich Merz next week, held his last Cabinet meeting in Berlin on Wednesday. The 131st and final meeting came three and a half years ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday failed to be elected the country's next chancellor in a first round of ...

Germany's lower house of parliament on Tuesday convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country's new chancellor.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to be elected the country's next chancellor by lawmakers on Tuesday, leaving ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday failed to be elected the country's next chancellor in a first round of ...

Friedrich Merz is set to be elected Germany's new chancellor on Tuesday, as his new administration takes office hoping to ...