Friedrich Merz elected German chancellor hours after historic defeat

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Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany's 10th chancellor since World War II.

No candidate for chancellor in postwar Germany has failed to win on the first ballot.

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Topics: German government German parliament vote Germany election Merz victory German leadership Chancellor election German politics 2025 Germany leadership Second ballot Conservative leader Postwar germany German democracy German coalition Friedrich merz German politics German chancellor Historic defeat Merz chancellor bid Political defeat and victory Coalition victory German parliament 2025

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Published On: 2025-05-06 @ 20:50:26 (8 hours ago)

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