Germany's Friedrich Merz wins second vote to become chancellor 02:40. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor – failing by just six votes in a humiliating setback on his path to power. The ballot was the first ...

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz's failure on Tuesday to win the required absolute majority in parliament to be elected chancellor of Germany leaves him weakened but not yet defeated. Here ...

Friedrich Merz, the newly inaugurated German chancellor, will take a seat in the Oval Office on Thursday for his first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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 ...

As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz prepares for his first visit to the White House Thursday, investors are backing him to lead an economic resurgence, driven by a major program of spending on ...

Friedrich Merz of the CDU is expected to become the next chancellor, replacing Olaf Scholz after Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and center-left Social Democrats agreed to ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Who Is Friedrich Merz, Who Needed Two Votes to Become Germany’s Chancellor? Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, ...

Friedrich Merz is an early bird, and I am confident he will leave a positive and enduring impact, ensuring a strong and resolute Europe. Frederiksen is the Prime Minister of Denmark.

A ‘green backlash’ helped conservatives win in Germany. What happens now? Conservatives led by Friedrich Merz remain committed to renewables, but say "we must and we will change" an economic ...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda ...