The CDU party leader lost the first round of voting to become Germany's chancellor on Tuesday, falling short by six votes.

Merz, the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), received 310 votes in the Bundestag, six short of the ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, slammed Merz’s failure proof that his coalition has a “weak foundation.” She called for Merz to resign ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when he failed to win a parliamentary ...