The leader of the CDU/CSU bloc, Friedrich Merz, was not elected as the new chancellor of Germany. He lacked the necessary votes in the first vote in the Bundestag, according to German Tagesschau. In ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's approval ratings remain underwater, a poll showed on Tuesday, as lawmakers leave Berlin for the summer recess. The Trendbarometer survey by broadcaster RTL found ...

Following Spahn's resignation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the move as "the right one" and "unavoidable." "Credibility is the highest asset in politics," the chancellor added. View on e ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to revive the ailing economy and strengthen Berlin's role in Europe as it responds to rapid change ...

A series of incremental reforms pushed through by the chancellor is unlikely to deliver the political inflection point needed ...

“SO HELP me God,” said Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, his right hand aloft as he solemnly recited the oath of office in the Bundestag on May 6th. Earlier in the day Mr Merz, leader of the ...

Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor in a second-round parliamentary vote on Tuesday, after failing to secure enough support earlier in the day. Merz needed at least 316 of the 630 ...

BERLIN, May 6. /TASS/. Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), did not receive sufficient support to become chancellor in the first round of a parliamentary vote, ...