Friedrich Merz failed to secure an outright majority in the Bundestag, prompting the AfD to demand new elections and ...

Years after being ousted from the AfD, former party leader Frauke Petry intends to launch a new political party in Germany.

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has narrowly lost a vote to become the next chancellor. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

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

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the country after outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government collapsed last year.

World: Despite leading a coalition with a parliamentary majority, Merz only gained 310 votes, six short of the 316 required in the 630-seat chamber.

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

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