Newsweek's live blog is closed. Several European leaders welcomed the election of Fredrich Merz, and a strong and stable German government, which they said would help in "safeguarding Europe's ...

Ralf Hirschberger/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Minutes after Friedrich Merz lost a first parliamentary vote needed to become chancellor on Tuesday morning, Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla ...

Europe stands at a crucial juncture in its history. Few articulate this better than Germany’s Friedrich Merz. Europe must not only become stronger and more adept at addressing critical ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.

"This is not only necessary for Germany but also Europe." Anadolu via Getty Images Friedrich Merz, right, with his predecessor Olaf Scholz Berlin's allies have been impatient to see an effective ...

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday in a major blow that threw politics in Europe's ...

Simply sign up to the German politics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The day that should have marked Friedrich Merz’s political coronation started in a celebratory mood.

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first round ...

Friedrich Merz, CDU Chairman and candidate for Chancellor, and his wife Charlotte are seated at the Bundeswehr's Grand Tattoo to bid farewell for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in front of the ...

“SO HELP me God,” said Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, his right hand aloft as he solemnly recited the oath of office in the Bundestag on May 6th. Earlier in the day Mr ...