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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion.

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz failed to win enough votes to be elected chancellor. This was the first ...

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor. It has been a roller ...

Friedrich Merz on Tuesday succeeded in his bid to become the next German Chancellor after a second vote in parliament, as he had lost the first ballot, reported Associated Press.

Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany’s next chancellor after securing 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote, following an unexpected defeat in the first round. His win ends weeks of ...

Europe News: Friedrich Merz, 69, a conservative stalwart and longtime rival of Angela Merkel, was elected Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a dram.

Berlin: German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after his new alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats was dealt ...

Friedrich Merz clinches German chancellorship in a second-round vote, overcoming a historic first-ballot setback. Israel National News May 7, 2025, 3:17 AM (GMT+3) GermanyBundestag ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a renewed partnership with France to help Europe confront its “enormous” security and economic challenges. At a joint news conference with ...