Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since the Second World War failed in the first round of voting in parliament on Tuesday by six votes, a vote he had been ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who had defected from ...

Germany’s most important and powerful ally for many decades — the US — has only further weakened conservative leader ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz 's bid to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...