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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
German lawmakers elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor after defeat on first ballot
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The leader of the Christian Democrats, Friedrich Merz, reacts after being elected chancellor by the Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
BERLIN — German lawmakers vote for conservative leader Friedrich Merz to become chancellor in a second-round vote after he suffered a shock defeat in the initial ballot.
In the second round he wins 325 votes in the 630-member assembly, with 289 voting against, attaining an absolute majority.
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