The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing ...

No German chancellor had ever failed to win a first round ballot for leader - but Friedrich Merz has become the first.

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

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