Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, ...

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

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday 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.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor ... They are joined by the centre-left Social Democrats, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The parties were now to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday inaugurated a historic new brigade in Lithuania, saying that Germany and its ...

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's next chancellor faced a setback as he failed to secure a majority in the Bundestag's initial vote, falling six votes short of the required 316. Despite a ...

The Bundestag has elected the CDU/CSU bloc leader Friedrich Merz as Germany’s new federal chancellor, replacing Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. Merz was elected by the Bundestag on the second attempt.

Delegates at a convention of Merz's center-right Christian Democratic ... the center-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, put the agreement to the ballot of their entire ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot ... he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, has vowed ...