Merz Falls Short in First Vote to Become German Chancellor
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On Tuesday, German conservative leader Friedrich Merz did not secure enough support in the Bundestag to be elected chancellor, dealing an early blow to his newly formed alliance with the centre-left Social Democrats. Merz, 69, led his CDU/CSU bloc to a win in the February federal election and recently finalized a coalition agreement with the […]