Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor ...

Friedrich Merz reacts after he failed to be elected new chancellor in the first voting process at the German federal ...

The German parliament will fly a rainbow flag on Saturday to mark the international day against homophobia, but the symbol ...

Friedrich Merz takes the oath of office Tuesday before Parliament President Julia Kloeckner after being elected new ...

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

Friedrich Merz was expected to win the vote to become Germany's chancellor smoothly. No candidate in postwar Germany had failed to win on the first ballot.

Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag bu ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after ...

The ballots were cast in the restored Reichstag building ... Defense spending rose again earlier this year, when parliament loosened the nation’s strict debt rules. The move has been closely ...