Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis ...

The Bundestag elected CDU leader Friedrich Merz as Chancellor of Germany on the second attempt. The previous vote ended in ...

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

Conservative leader scrapes together just enough votes to claim Germany’s top job — but he’s weakened already.

Wolfgang Schröder, 60 years old, professor of political science at the University of Kassel, is among the most listened-to ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded 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.

It took two votes in the Bundestag, but in the end — as expected — conservative Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's ...

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

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

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

Germany needs to resume natural gas imports from Russia, to cope with the crisis in industry. This was stated to German ...

The session of Germany’s Bundestag started in a festive mood with greetings for dignitaries there to witness a peaceful ...