Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

By Madeline Chambers and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

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

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ...

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

BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz's unprecedented first-round failure in the vote to make him German chancellor on Tuesday ...

European shares were little changed on Tuesday as investors assessed a spate of corporate earnings and monitored potential ...

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

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

The conservative politician lost a first-round parliamentary vote to become leader, an upset that spells fresh uncertainty ...