The federal office's decision prompted blowback from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Vice President JD Vance ...

By Madeline Chambers and Thomas Seythal BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by ...

Germany’s Merz confirmed as chancellor in second parliamentary vote after first round shock defeat - ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has raised doubts about his new government’s ability to carry through on plans to ...