German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social ...

Under the new law, German defense spending above a certain threshold would no longer be subject to the debt brake, which limits how much debt the government ... as the basic structure for cease ...

German lawmakers will gather in early May to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after his conservative bloc sealed a coalition agreement with the main centre-left party, the Bundestag said Monday.

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.

The German parliament will hold a second round of chancellor vote Tuesday afternoon after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure the required majority in the first round. Jens Spahn ...

Explainer-German Parliament Deals Historic Setback to Would-Be Chancellor Merz - What Now? By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz's failure on Tuesday to win the required absolute ...

A large German flag has been brought into Parliament; Merz’s swearing-in will take place in front of it. German businesses and investors breathed a collective sigh of relief after Merz succeeded ...

German legislators are set to vote on the country’s next chancellor again on Tuesday afternoon, hours after Friedrich Merz failed to win the first round in parliament in a historic defeat. Mr Merz, ...

German legislators are set to vote on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s tenth chancellor since the Second World War. Mr Merz seeks to take the helm of the 27 ...

BERLIN (AP) — The German government forecast Thursday that the country's economy, Europe's biggest, will stagnate this year as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and trade threats weigh on ...