Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

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Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz failed to win enough votes to be elected chancellor. This was the first ...

May 6 (UPI) --Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his historic defeat in a bid to lead the country. "I accept my ...

Merz successfully became Germany's next chancellor on Tuesday, after falling short in the first round of voting despite being widely expected to win. Merz failed to secure the necessary majority of ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Berlin is back on the global stage. But can the newly elected German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, deliver where the traffic-light coalition fell short?

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor on ... to a federal election victory in February and signed ...