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

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe. By Jim Tankersley and ...

Friedrich Merz has secured a majority in the second round of voting at the German Bundestag, averting a constitutional crisis. https://p.dw.com/p/4txyR Merz (center ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is traveling to the Finnish city of Turku to meet with Nordic leaders. Meanwhile, the Greens have criticized plans to get rid of a fast track for German citizenship.

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.