The setback was likely temporary, but it was historic. No modern German chancellor has ever failed to secure the job on a ...

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz failed to be elected German chancellor Tuesday, after he fell short of securing a majority in a shock ...

Representatives for Germany's center-right Union bloc and the center-left Social Democrats on Monday formally signed a ...

Bavarian Premier Markus Söder on Tuesday warned of the consequences for German democracy after his conservative ally ...

Friedrich Merz has been dealt an unexpected — and unprecedented — blow in the first round of voting meant to clear his way to ...