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Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor

Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor
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Tuesday, 06 May, 2025, 12:45

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to garner the parliamentary majority needed to become chancellor on Tuesday in an unexpected setback for his new coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.
The lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, now has 14 days to elect Merz or another candidate chancellor with an outright majority.

Merz's conservative CDU-CSU bloc won national elections in February but with 28.5% of the vote, it needs at least one partner.