German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is optimistic that the European Union can agree a trade deal with the United States by the ...

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to attend the opening of the Richard Wagner Festival in the Bavarian city of Bayreuth ...

A court in Germany has ruled that the Friedrich Merz administration has violated the law by turning back asylum seekers at the border without following a proper assessment, dealing a blow to the ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Germany's new chancellor after surviving historic vote failure Mr Merz has become the 10th German chancellor since the end of the Second World War. Tuesday 6 May 2025 18:59, UK ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP) On Tuesday, Mr Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in parliament but only got 310 in the first round.

Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz (Ebrahim Noroozi/AP) On Tuesday, Mr Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in parliament but only got 310 in the first round.

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.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

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 ...