Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe.

A coalition deal secured Friedrich Merz's victory as Germany's chancellor after a first-ever loss in the first round.

BERLIN (AP) — 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 ...

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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.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Germany’s new chancellor urges US officials to stay out of his country’s politics “That is our business,” said Friedrich Merz, speaking on his first full day in office.

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German government under Friedrich Merz.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel.