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Germany's Friedrich Merz fails to be elected chancellor in shock first-round vote
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.
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Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...
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Friedrich Merz Elected as German Chancellor in Crucial Second Vote
Languages: English. Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a ...
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor after losing first round
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after losing the ...
Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become German chancellor, hours after defeat in first vote
Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours ...
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Friedrich Merz becomes Germany's new Chancellor
Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) was elected Chancellor of Germany on Tuesday after the second round of Bundestag voting, in which he was given 325 endorsements (thus ...