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Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor

CNBC on MSN · 10h

Germany finally has a leader. Now comes the hard part for Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany's chancellor, succeeding in a second-round parliamentary vote after initially failing to secure the necessary support. The first-round setback was unprecedented in Germany's modern history,

The New York Times · 1d

Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that threatened to hobble his new government.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor after historic defeat in first round vote

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had been widely expected to win the vote to become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II.

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Friedrich Merz confirmed as Germany’s chancellor – but betrayal by MPs in a secret ballot means he starts from a position of weakness

Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...

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Merz’s stumble casts shadow over hopes for rebooting Germany’s struggling economy

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...

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