First failed vote highlights Germany’s new head of government has a thin majority to deliver an ambitious programme ...

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

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

Bundestag confirmed Friedrich Merz as Germany's new chancellor in a successful second vote after he unexpectedly lost an ...

For the first time since the founding of the Federal Republic, two rounds of voting were necessary to elect a chancellor.

Social Democratic coalition, Friedrich Merz, suffered a shock defeat Tuesday in his bid to become chancellor after failing to ...

Friedrich Merz fails to secure chancellor majority in Bundestag, delaying Germany’s new government formation and triggering ...

Vice Chairman of the German Bundestag Omid Nuripour has called on new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to agree on the ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

Three years ago Merz returned from the political wilderness to secure the leadership of the centre-right Christian Democratic ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won ...

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