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ksl.com | Madeline Chambers
BERLIN — German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first attempt got his coalition government off to a wobbly start. Merz, 69, who led his conservatives to a federal election victory in February and signed a coalition deal with the center-left Social Democrats, won 325 votes, nine more than needed for an absolute majority, in the secret ballot.
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azdailysun.com | Madeline Chambers
By Madeline Chambers and Sarah MarshBERLIN (Reuters) -German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first attempt got his coalition government off to a wobbly start.
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businesslive.co.za | Kirsti Knolle |Madeline Chambers
But Merz’s failure to win backing for his chancellorship at the first attempt is a first for post-war Germany and an embarrassment for a man who has promised to restore German leadership on the world stage. “The whole of Europe looked to Berlin today in the hope that Germany would reassert itself as an anchor of stability and a pro-European powerhouse,” said Jana Puglierin, head of the Berlin office of the European Council on Foreign Relations think-tank. “That hope has been dashed.
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radionz.co.nz | Madeline Chambers |Thomas Seythal
By Madeline Chambers and Thomas Seythal, ReutersGerman conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after a humiliating and unprecedented defeat on the first attempt, getting his coalition government off to a weak start.
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rnz.co.nz | Madeline Chambers |Thomas Seythal
By Madeline Chambers and Thomas Seythal, ReutersGerman conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after a humiliating and unprecedented defeat on the first attempt, getting his coalition government off to a weak start.
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