Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's new chancellor, leading a coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD. His ...

Tuesday's stumble at the start of his new coalition government between his Union bloc and the Social Democrats added ...

Friedrich Merz was elected German chancellor after a second round of parliamentary voting, amid bond market fluctuations. His coalition plans to boost Germany's economy by creating a €500 billion ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany’s next chancellor after succeeding to form a coalition with the ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a renewed partnership with France to help Europe confront its “enormous” security and economic challenges. At a joint news conference with ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a reset in French-German relations to help Europe overcome the "enormous" ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as ... s ability to carry through on plans to push Europe’s largest economy out of stagnation FRANKFURT, Germany -- Friedrich Merz's ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s failure to win a majority in parliament ... Trump administration’s trade policy on top of domestic issues, such as Germany’s stagnant economy and the rise ...