Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

Germany had been thrown into political chaos earlier today as Merz's bid to become the country's 10th chancellor shockingly ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has narrowly lost a vote to become the next chancellor. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

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.

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an ...

It was the first time in Germany’s postwar history that a chancellor-designate has failed to win an absolute majority.

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

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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday ...