In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, is expected to become Germany’s next chancellor. But on Tuesday, he failed ...

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

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

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

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

Germany ’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...

A coalition deal was evidently not enough to secure Friedrich Merz's victory as he made history with a first-ever loss of its kind after not winning enough votes in the Bundestag.