It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich ...

BERLIN: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday (May 6) in a second round ...

The ordeal of Friedrich Merz had seemed unending. At 69 years old, the president of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), who ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany’s ...

BERLIN - Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting, after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round. His appointment ends ...

CDU leader Friedrich Merz took the oath of office, officially becoming Germany's new Chancellor, Spiegel reports. Merz first ...

Friedrich Merz, Germany's new Chancellor, argues against banning the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), emphasizing the need to address underlying causes. The AfD, recently labeled as extremist ...

Germany’s conservative leader Friedrich Merz was successfully elected chancellor of the country Tuesday after a historic ...

Friedrich Merz's unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament — ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

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