Bundestag bombshell: Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor—after a painful defeat

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Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor—after a painful defeat
He needed an embarrassing second round of parliamentary voting to clinch it
CHANGES OF POWER in Germany are usually bland affairs, lacking the pomp of those in France or America. The morning of May 6th was meant to be a…

This story appeared on economist.com, 2025-05-06 15:18:49.
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