Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...

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

Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up with ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his ...

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

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

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

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

His countrymen, he declares, will have to ‘engage’ with the AfD, ‘factually and on substance.’ ...