Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, had been expected to easily win the vote, but the first ballot ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

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

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, slammed Merz’s failure proof that his coalition has a “weak foundation.” She called for Merz to resign ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in becoming Germany's new Chancellor after a defeat in the first round of voting.

Germany had been thrown into political chaos earlier today as Merz's bid to become the country's 10th chancellor shockingly ...