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Friedrich Merz Becomes Germany’s Leader After Unexpected Day of Drama
Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...
Germany finally has a leader. Now comes the hard part for Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany's chancellor, succeeding in a second-round parliamentary vote after initially ...
Germany Cracks Down on Asylum Seekers One Day After Friedrich Merz Becomes Chancellor
In Germany, Friedrich Merz was elected as chancellor Tuesday in a second round of parliamentary voting, just hours after he ...
Friedrich Merz confirmed as Germany’s chancellor – but betrayal by MPs in a secret ballot means he starts from a position of weakness
Merz won confirmation of MPs in a second round of voting after becoming the first ever chancellor candidate to lose in the ...
Newsday2d
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man who has been elected Germany's next chancellor?
BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first round ...
The Boston Globe2d
Germany’s Friedrich Merz named chancellor after parliamentary setback
BERLIN — Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by the German ... was sworn in to office as the fifth chancellor of a reunified Germany on Tuesday evening. The neck-snapping events — with ...
The Economist9h
Trouble at home threatens Friedrich Merz’s global ambitions
Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...
Defense News8h
Macron, Merz vow closer defense ties in reboot of French-German couple
PARIS — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz traveled to Paris on his first foreign trip as head of government to meet with ...