New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

Friedrich Merz has been elected as Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz aims to unite Europe and the US on Ukraine, transform Germany into Europe's strongest conventional army, and restore its economic dominance. His administration ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...

Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

The new German chancellor has pledged to recover Berlin from years of economic stagnation, deliver on “much needed” military ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German ... was sworn in to office as the fifth chancellor of a reunified Germany on Tuesday evening. The neck-snapping events — with ...