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

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

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 ...

German lawmakers are set to vote on the country's next chancellor again on Tuesday afternoon, hours after conservative leader ...