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

Friedrich Merz walks in the plenary after he was not elected new Chancellor in the first voting process at the parliament ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz's loss in the Bundestag election was a surprise. He was considered the favorite since his party won Germany’s ...

Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, stands on the cusp of becoming Germany's next chancellor, pending a ...

He had expected to win at least 316 of the 630 votes but won only 310. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Merz had expected to win the votes of at least 316 of the 630 votes in the lower house of parliament, but he was backed by ...

Merz, 69, who led his CDU/CSU conservatives to a federal election victory in February and signed a coalition deal with the ...

If Merz or any other candidate fails to get that majority during the period of 14 days, the constitution allows for the ...