BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.

Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a surprise defeat that ...

Friedrich Merz has become Germany's new chancellor after winning a second vote in the country's parliament. He unexpectedly failed in the first parliamentary ballot on Tuesday morning - the first ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor. It has been a roller ...

Friedrich Merz, 69, a conservative stalwart and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, was elected Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a dramatic two-round parliamentary vote.

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday in a major blow that threw politics in Europe's ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Friedrich ...

Languages: English. Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a ...

CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz, 69, ist am Dienstag, 6.Mai 2025, im ersten Wahlgang bei der Kanzlerwahl gescheitert. Er erhielt in geheimer Abstimmung sechs Stimmen weniger als benötigt. Friedrich Merz ...

Friedrich Merz und seine Ehefrau haben sich 1980 im Jurastudium in Bonn während einer Examensfeier kennengelernt. Das Paar heiratete ein Jahr später. Charlotte Merz ist zwar noch während des ...

May 6 (UPI) --Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his historic defeat in a bid to lead the country. "I accept my ...