In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz's bid to become German chancellor failed by six votes in parliament on Tuesday — an unexpected defeat.

Friedrich Merz suffers shock defeat in German parliament vote to be named chancellor — by six votes - Mr Merz needed a ...

Mr Merz won February’s federal election by promising decisive action to tackle the many challenges facing Germany. He said he ...

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

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow today when he failed to win a parliamentary majority in ...

German lawmakers will vote again on the next chancellor, hours after Friedrich Merz's historic loss in the first round.

Friedrich Merz suffers a dramatic defeat in the Budestag, failing to win a majority in a parliamentary vote to ...

In a sudden turn of events, Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has fallen short of the numbers required for a majority in the German parliament. Merz needed 316 votes in the 630-seat Bundestag to be ...

Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), received 310 votes in the Bundestag, six short of the ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on Tuesday, ...

Which of the ruling coalition's detupats voted against Merz's election is unknown, as the vote was secret. On the morning of ...