BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday 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 has been elected as Germany’s chancellor — hours after he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor ... They are joined by the centre-left Social Democrats, outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The parties were now to ...

The Bundestag has elected the CDU/CSU bloc leader Friedrich Merz as Germany’s new federal chancellor, replacing Social Democrat Olaf Scholz. Merz was elected by the Bundestag on the second attempt.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on President Xi Jinping to support a joint US-European push to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine, in his first phone call with the Chinese leader on Friday.

Delegates at a convention of Merz's center-right Christian Democratic ... the center-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz, put the agreement to the ballot of their entire ...

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

Friedrich Merz's bid to become Germany's next chancellor faced a setback as he failed to secure a majority in the Bundestag's initial vote, falling six votes short of the required 316. Despite a ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot ... he failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Merz, 69, who succeeds Olaf Scholz, has vowed ...